Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cotton Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cotton Town
- 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 Cotton Town:
- 35.113143, -93.053229
- 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 Cotton Town
- 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 Yell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- Since Cotton Town is near Conway County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conway County
- eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Cotton Town ...
We found three communities that share the name Cotton Town.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Cotton Town.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Logan County
- This Cotton Town is located in Logan County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cotton Town that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cotton Town.
- Logan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Cotton Town is located in Blair County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cotton Town that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Cotton Town.
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cotton Town that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cotton Town.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Town ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Divide ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fowler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Holla Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holla Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Libby Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
- Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
- Pontoon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Yell County
- Reeds Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
How Far From Cotton Town 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 Cotton Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cotton Town and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Town to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cotton Town. 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- Cotton Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1131, Longitude: -93.0532 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cotton Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.656 degrees. |