Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Armstrong Quarry:
  • 36.519796, -94.483272
  • 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 Armstrong Quarry

• 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
  • Since Armstrong Quarry is near Benton County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Armstrong Quarry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Armstrong Quarry ...

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.

• Cave ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
• Checks Corner ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Checks Corner is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
• Deep Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Ford is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
• Elk Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk Springs is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
• Ginger Blue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Round Top ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sugar Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach
• Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <1>

How Far From Armstrong Quarry 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 Armstrong Quarry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Armstrong Quarry to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'