Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yarborough Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yarborough Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yarborough Landing
- 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 Yarborough Landing:
- 33.718869, -94.021127
- 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 Yarborough Landing
- 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 Little River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Little River County
- Since Yarborough Landing is near Hempstead County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Yarborough Landing ...
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.
- Cornhill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Dave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jacks Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Isle
- Jacks Isle is located in Little River County
- Lanes Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ferry
- Lanes Ferry is located in Sevier County
- Long
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Millers Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Millers Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Mistletoe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Okay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pine Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
- Pine Prairie is located in Little River County
- Red Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Stokers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokers Ferry
- Stokers Ferry is located in Hempstead County
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Yarborough Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yarborough Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yarborough Landing and extending to:
- Ashdown, which is the Seat of Little River County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Yarborough Landing 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 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yarborough Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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- Yarborough Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yarborough Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7189, Longitude: -94.0211 |
| <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 Yarborough Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.588 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.304 degrees. |