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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 Wallaceburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallaceburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wallaceburg:
    • 33.893166, -93.547401
    • 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 Wallaceburg
  • 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 Wallaceburg ...

We found one communities that share the name Wallaceburg.

Within Arkansas, the name Wallaceburg is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Wallaceburg in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Wallaceburg lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallaceburg that is located in Hempstead County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallaceburg ...

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.

  • Ball ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Ball is located in Pike County
  • Billstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
    • Billstown is located in Pike County
  • Delight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Drab ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drab
    • Drab is located in Hempstead County
  • Emmet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Emmet is located in Nevada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Haretown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haretown
    • Haretown is located in Clark County
  • Hopewell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Pike County
  • Iron Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
    • Iron Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Pike County
  • Meeks Settlement
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Settlement
    • Meeks Settlement is located in Clark County
  • Perrytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
    • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Pike Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Junction
    • Pike Junction is located in Clark County
  • Piney Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in Pike County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Nevada County

How Far From Wallaceburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wallaceburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hope, which is the Seat of Hempstead County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wallaceburg to Hope, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wallaceburg. 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- Wallaceburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallaceburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8932, Longitude: -93.5474       In this case, the coordinates for Wallaceburg 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wallaceburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.927 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.272 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.069 degrees.









 

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