Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tannenbaum:
  • 35.558967, -92.057094
  • 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 Tannenbaum

• 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 Tannenbaum is near Van Buren County and also Stone 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 Stone 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 Tannenbaum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tannenbaum ...

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.

• Brewer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewer is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Chalk ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
• Everett ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Everett is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Fivemile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fivemile is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Ida
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ida is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <1>
• Libby ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Libby is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
• Lone Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lone Pine is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Lower Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
• Post Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Sunny Slope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Slope is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
• Tumbling Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tumbling Shoals is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Shoals
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumbling Shoals <1>
• Whispering Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Whispering Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Springs
• Wolf Bayou
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou

How Far From Tannenbaum 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 Tannenbaum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tannenbaum and extending to:

• Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tannenbaum 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full 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 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'