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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Shore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Shore Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 South Shore Park:
- 35.465357, -92.115984
- 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 South Shore Park
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since South Shore Park is near Van Buren County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 South Shore Park
Communities Also Named South Shore Park ...
We found one communities that are also named South Shore Park.
Within Arkansas, the name South Shore Park is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named South Shore Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This South Shore Park is located in Lucas County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Shore Park that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of South Shore Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Shore Park ...
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.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Libby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Libby is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Lone Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lower Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Post Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Price Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ford
- Quitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Bud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Tumbling Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Springs
How Far From South Shore Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Shore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Shore Park and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from South Shore Park to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 861 miles [1,385.6 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Shore Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from South Shore Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Shore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4654, Longitude: -92.1160 In this case, the coordinates for South Shore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.561 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.174 degrees. |
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