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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 Elmore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmore Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elmore Park:
- 35.199533, -89.856753
- 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 Elmore Park
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Elmore Park is near Crittenden County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Elmore Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmore Park ...
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.
- Booth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Bush Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Grove
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chickasaw Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
- Clay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Lucy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pea Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Point
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Rocky Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
How Far From Elmore Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elmore Park and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elmore Park to Memphis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Elmore Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elmore Park 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 Elmore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1995, Longitude: -89.8568 In this case, the coordinates for Elmore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.824 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.228 degrees. |
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