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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 Stumptoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stumptoe 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 Stumptoe:
- 35.465913, -92.829889
- 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 Stumptoe
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Stumptoe is near Pope County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Stumptoe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stumptoe ...
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.
- Buttermilk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buttermilk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Gobblers Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gobblers Point is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Point
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Lost Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Corner is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Okay ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Okay is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
- Old Liberty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robertsville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Stumptoe 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 Stumptoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stumptoe and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stumptoe to Clinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stumptoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stumptoe 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 Stumptoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4659, Longitude: -92.8299 In this case, the coordinates for Stumptoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.495 degrees. |
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