Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Traskwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Traskwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Traskwood
- 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 Traskwood:
- 34.449899, -92.654936
- 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 Traskwood
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Traskwood is near Grant County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Hot Spring 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 Traskwood ...
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.
- Alum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bauxite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Bauxite Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
- Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
- Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dirtdauber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
- Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Goodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Grape
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Harp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lignite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Magnet Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Prattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <2>
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Summerville Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Ford
- Summerville Ford is located in Grant County
- Lena
How Far From Traskwood 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 city such as Traskwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Traskwood and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Traskwood to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Traskwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Traskwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Traskwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4499, Longitude: -92.6549 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Traskwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.401 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.588 degrees. |