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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 Twin Bridges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges:
- 36.138402, -91.950705
- 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 Twin Bridges
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Twin Bridges is near Fulton County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Twin Bridges
Communities Also Named Twin Bridges ...
We found six communities that are also named Twin Bridges.
Within Arkansas, the name Twin Bridges is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Twin Bridges.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Knox County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Twin Bridges.
- Louisiana
- West Carroll Parish
- This Twin Bridges is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the south of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Twin Bridges.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Twin Bridges.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Madison County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Twin Bridges.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Washington County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Bridges that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Twin Bridges.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Bridges ...
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.
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Forty Four
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forty Four is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Four
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jett is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Knob Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- LaCrosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Melbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Violet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
How Far From Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Bridges and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Bridges to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 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 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Bridges) 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 Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1384, Longitude: -91.9507 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Bridges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.081 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.976 degrees. |
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