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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 Towle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Towle 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 Towle:
    • 34.677598, -91.104287
    • 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 Towle
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Towle is near Lee County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Towle

Communities Also Named Towle ...

We found one communities that are also named Towle.

Within Arkansas, the name Towle is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Towle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Towle is located in Placer County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Towle that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Towle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Towle ...

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.

  • Deep Elm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Deep Elm is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Elm
  • Hicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hicksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicksville is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Holly Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Little Prairie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Prairie is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
  • Park Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Park Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
  • Pine City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine City is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Ragtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ragtown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Raymond ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Raymond is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Rich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rich is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
  • Stoops ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stoops is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops
  • Turkey Scratch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch

How Far From Towle 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 Towle 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<2> community of Towle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Towle and extending to:

  • Clarendon, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Towle to Clarendon, 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). 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 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Towle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Towle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Towle 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 Towle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6776, Longitude: -91.1043       In this case, the coordinates for Towle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.424 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.628 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.869 degrees.