Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wooden Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooden Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wooden Hills
- 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 Wooden Hills:
- 36.337014, -93.060454
- 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 Wooden Hills
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Wooden Hills is near Marion County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Wooden Hills ...
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.
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Grubb Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Grubb Springs is located in Boone County
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lead Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
- Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <3>
- Lick Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch
- Lick Branch is located in Boone County
- Little Arkansaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Arkansaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arkansaw
- Little Arkansaw is located in Boone County
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Boone County
- Self
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Zinc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wooden Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wooden Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wooden Hills and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wooden Hills to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooden Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wooden Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooden Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3370, Longitude: -93.0605 In this case, the coordinates for Wooden Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wooden Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.823 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.471 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.447 degrees. |