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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 Terrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrytown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Terrytown:
    • 34.653704, -92.427378
    • 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 Terrytown
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Terrytown is near Saline County and also Grant 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 Grant 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 Terrytown

Communities Also Named Terrytown ...

We found five communities that are also named Terrytown.

Within Arkansas, the name Terrytown is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This Terrytown is located in Lawrence County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east of the Terrytown that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Terrytown.
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Terrytown is located in Palm Beach County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Terrytown that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Terrytown.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Terrytown is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Terrytown that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Terrytown.
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Terrytown that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Terrytown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Terrytown is located in Bradford County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Terrytown that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Terrytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrytown ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Collegeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Collegeville is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Deer Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
  • Douglas Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Mabelvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
  • Otter Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Otter Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Pecan Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
  • Ponderosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Red Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rusty Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
    • Skylark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodland Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terrytown and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terrytown to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Terrytown 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 Terrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6537, Longitude: -92.4274       In this case, the coordinates for Terrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.272 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.609 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.454 degrees.