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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 Stacy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stacy 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 Stacy:
    • 35.404529, -90.232596
    • 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 Stacy
  • 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 Stacy ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Stacy.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Stacy.

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

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Poinsett County
      • This Stacy is located in Poinsett County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Stacy.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Lassen County
      • This Stacy is located in Lassen County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Stacy.
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • This Stacy is located in Perry County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Stacy.
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Stacy is located in Concordia Parish and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Stacy.
    • Minnesota
      • Chisago County
      • This Stacy is located in Chisago County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Stacy.
    • Montana
      • Custer 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 Stacy [Custer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Stacy is located in Carteret County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the east of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Stacy.
      • Rockingham 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 Carolina community of Stacy [Rockingham County].
    • Ohio
      • Harrison 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 Ohio community of Stacy [Harrison County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Stacy is located in Hawkins County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Stacy.
    • Texas
      • McCulloch County
      • This Stacy is located in McCulloch County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Stacy.
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • This Stacy is located in Buchanan County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stacy that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Stacy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stacy ...

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.

  • Birdsong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
    • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Black Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
  • Booker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
    • Booker is located in Crittenden County
  • Deans Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
    • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Deckerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
  • Dimple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
    • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
  • Dub
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dub have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
    • Dub is located in Poinsett County
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
    • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Island Forty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Forty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
    • Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • James Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
    • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
  • Joiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Poindexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
    • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stacy to Marion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stacy. 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- Stacy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stacy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4045, Longitude: -90.2326       In this case, the coordinates for Stacy 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 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 Stacy 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 Stacy, 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 Stacy 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 315.923 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.144 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.351 degrees.









 

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