Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zion Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zion Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zion Hill
- 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 Zion Hill:
- 35.660912, -92.805167
- 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 Zion Hill
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Zion Hill is near Pope County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Zion Hill ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Zion Hill.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Zion Hill.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Zion Hill is located in Amite County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Zion Hill.
- Simpson County
- This Zion Hill is located in Simpson County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the southeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Zion Hill.
- Smith County
- This Zion Hill is located in Smith County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the southeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Zion Hill.
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Zion Hill lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Zion Hill.
- McMinn County
- This Zion Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Zion Hill.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Zion Hill.
- Jasper County
- This Zion Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Zion Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Hill ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Booster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Chimes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lost Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Lost Corner is located in Pope County
- Magic Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Springs
- Magic Springs is located in Searcy County
- Okay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Raspberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Solo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Welcome Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home
- Welcome Home is located in Searcy County
- Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
- Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
How Far From Zion Hill 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 Zion Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Hill and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zion Hill to Clinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 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 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zion Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Zion Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zion Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6609, Longitude: -92.8052 In this case, the coordinates for Zion Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Zion Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Zion Hill 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 317.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.45 degrees. |