Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tatetown:
  • 35.442304, -93.226565
  • 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 Tatetown

• 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Since Tatetown is near Johnson County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Tatetown ...

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.

• Bullfrog Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullfrog Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog Valley
  • Bullfrog Valley is located in Pope County
• Delaware
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Logan County
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
• Famous ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Famous is located in Pope County
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Pope County
• Hickeytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickeytown
  • Hickeytown is located in Johnson County
• London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <2>
• Lutherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
  • Lutherville is located in Johnson County
• Strawberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in Johnson County

How Far From Tatetown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tatetown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Tatetown once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tatetown and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tatetown to Russellville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/