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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 Terry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry 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 Terry:
    • 34.078433, -91.858190
    • 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 Terry
  • 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 Terry ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Terry.

Within Arkansas, the name Terry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Terry [Dallas County].
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Terry [Paulding County].
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Terry is located in Perry County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Terry.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Terry [Finney County].
    • Louisiana
      • West Carroll Parish
      • This Terry is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Terry.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Terry [Bay County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Terry is located in Hinds County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Terry.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Terry is located in Pemiscot County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the northeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Terry.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Terry is located in Saint Clair County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the north northwest of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Terry.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Terry [Custer County].
      • Prairie County
      • This Terry is located in Prairie County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Terry.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Terry [Greenville County].
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Terry is located in Lawrence County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Terry.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Terry is located in Carroll County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Terry.
      • Maury County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Terry [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • This Terry is located in Orange County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Terry.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Terry is located in Raleigh County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terry that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Terry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry ...

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.

  • Cottondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
    • Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Glenlake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
    • Glenlake is located in Jefferson County
  • Grady
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenback Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenback Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
    • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Hooker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Jefferson County
  • Ladd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Ladd is located in Jefferson County
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Noble Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
    • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Silt ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
    • Silt is located in Lincoln County
  • Star City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Star City, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Terry to Star City, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Terry 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Terry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0784, Longitude: -91.8582       In this case, the coordinates for Terry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Terry, 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 Terry 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 316.855 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.049 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.301 degrees.









 

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