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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 Summerville Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerville Ford 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 Summerville Ford:
- 34.408427, -92.627662
- 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 Summerville Ford
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Summerville Ford is near Saline County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring 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 Summerville Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerville Ford ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bauxite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bauxite Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
- Carver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Harp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Kentucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lignite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lignite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Prattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
How Far From Summerville Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Summerville Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Summerville Ford and extending to:
- Sheridan, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summerville Ford to Sheridan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerville Ford) 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 Summerville Ford 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 Summerville Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4084, Longitude: -92.6277 In this case, the coordinates for Summerville Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.583 degrees. |
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