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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eureka Springs:
    • 35.149607, -78.909193
    • 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 Eureka Springs
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Eureka Springs is near Harnett County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Eureka Springs

Communities Also Named Eureka Springs ...

We found three communities that are also named Eureka Springs.

Within North Carolina, the name Eureka Springs is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west of the Eureka Springs that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eureka Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eureka Springs [Screven County].
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Eureka Springs is located in Panola County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west of the Eureka Springs that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Eureka Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eureka Springs ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bonnie Doone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Casablanca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Casablanca is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Hillendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Lakecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Rollingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Sadie Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sadie Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie Heights
  • Scotty Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
  • Summer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summer is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
  • Summertime
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
  • University Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • University Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills

How Far From Eureka Springs 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 Eureka Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eureka Springs and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Eureka Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eureka Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eureka Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Eureka Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eureka Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1496, Longitude: -78.9092       In this case, the coordinates for Eureka Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.275 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.782 degrees.