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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 Cecil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cecil 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 Cecil:
    • 35.438698, -93.944645
    • 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 Cecil
  • 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 Cecil ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Cecil.

Within Arkansas, the name Cecil is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cecil is located in Montgomery County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cecil.
    • Georgia
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cecil [Berrien County].
      • Cook County
      • This Cecil is located in Cook County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cecil.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cecil [Labette County].
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • This Cecil is located in McCracken County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Cecil.
    • Louisiana
      • Union Parish
      • This Cecil is located in Union Parish and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Cecil.
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • This Cecil is located in Emmet County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Cecil.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cecil [Attala County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cecil [Jackson County].
    • Montana
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cecil [Richland County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Cecil is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Cecil.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cecil [Haywood County].
    • North Dakota
      • Towner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Cecil [Towner County].
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This Cecil is located in Paulding County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cecil.
    • Oregon
      • Morrow County
      • This Cecil is located in Morrow County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Cecil.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Cecil is located in Washington County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cecil.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cecil [Washington County].
    • West Virginia
      • Taylor County
      • This Cecil is located in Taylor County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Cecil.
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Cecil is located in Shawano County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cecil that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Cecil.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cecil ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Sebastian County
  • Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Branch is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <5>
  • Donald ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Franklin County
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
  • Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Island is located in Sebastian County
  • Lone Elm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lone Elm is located in Franklin County
  • Meg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meg
    • Meg is located in Franklin County
  • Mountain Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Mountain Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
  • Ratcliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
    • Ratcliff is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <5>
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Logan County

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cecil to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cecil. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cecil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cecil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4387, Longitude: -93.9446       In this case, the coordinates for Cecil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cecil 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.
<3>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 Cecil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Cecil to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.333 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.947 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.006 degrees.









 

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