Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sterling Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sterling Springs
- 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 Sterling Springs:
- 35.923128, -90.702057
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sterling Springs
- 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Since Sterling Springs is near Greene County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling Springs ...
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.
- Bono
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
- Buck Snort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Snort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
- Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fiftysix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Finch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Goobertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goobertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
- Goobertown is located in Craighead County
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - March ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pauls Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
- Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
How Far From Sterling Springs 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 Sterling Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sterling Springs and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sterling Springs to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sterling Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Sterling Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sterling Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9231, Longitude: -90.7021 In this case, the coordinates for Sterling Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sterling Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.456 degrees. |