Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potter
- 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 Potter:
- 34.554179, -94.339033
- 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 Potter
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Potter is near Le Flore County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Potter ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Potter.
Within Arkansas, the name Potter is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- British Columbia
- This Potter lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Potter that is located in Polk County.
- California
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Potter.
- Fayette County
- This community is historic and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Potter.
- Wood County
- This community is historic and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Potter.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Potter lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Potter that is located in Polk County.
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potter ...
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.
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Polk County
- Lone Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Polk County
- Mountain Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Olivers Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Chapel
- Olivers Chapel is located in Polk County
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- 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 Polk County
- Potter Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Rocky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Polk County
- Two Mile ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Potter 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 Potter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potter and extending to:
- Mena, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Potter to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potter. 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 '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- Potter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5542, Longitude: -94.3390 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Potter 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 Potter, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Potter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.511 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.039 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.323 degrees. |