Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Social Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Social Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Social Hill

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Social Hill:
  • 34.332054, -92.914151
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Social Hill

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Since Social Hill is near Garland County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Social Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Social Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Central is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cove Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Diamondhead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
• Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Harp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harp is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Jones Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
• Lake Catherine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Magnet Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Price
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Price is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Price
  • From Social Hill to Price
• Red Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Twin Oak ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Oak is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak

How Far From Social Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Social Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Social Hill and extending to:

• Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Social Hill to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'