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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 Traceys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Traceys Ferry 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 Traceys Ferry:
- 36.305067, -92.255712
- 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 Traceys Ferry
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Traceys Ferry is near Izard County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Traceys Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Traceys Ferry ...
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.
- Diamond Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Hand ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Salesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Wake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Woods Point Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Point Landing
How Far From Traceys Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Traceys Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Traceys Ferry and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Traceys Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,242 miles [8,436.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Traceys Ferry) 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 Traceys Ferry 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 Traceys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3051, Longitude: -92.2557 In this case, the coordinates for Traceys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.292 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.851 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.084 degrees. |
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