Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zinc:
  • 36.284331, -92.914288
  • 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 Zinc

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Zinc is near Marion County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Zinc

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zinc ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elixir is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
• George's Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • George's Creek is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
• Lead Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lead Hill is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <1>
• Monarch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monarch is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oregon ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oregon is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rally Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
• Snow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Snow is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Turkey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Turkey is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
• Valley Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Wooden Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills

How Far From Zinc 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 town such as Zinc to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zinc and extending to:

• Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zinc to Harrison, with an average speed<3> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'