Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vinity Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinity Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vinity Corner

• 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 Vinity Corner:
  • 35.079809, -91.743193
  • 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 Vinity Corner

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Vinity Corner is near Prairie County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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 Vinity Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinity Corner ...

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.

• Butlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
• Crossroad
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crossroad is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Defiance ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Defiance is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Edwards
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Ellen ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellen is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Gum Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Happy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
• Hickory Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
• Hicksville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hicksville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Jasmine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jasmine is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vinity Corner and extending to:

• Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Vinity Corner to Searcy, with an average speed<2> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'