Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wells Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wells Creek
- 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 Wells Creek:
- 36.041187, -93.064619
- 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 Wells Creek
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Wells Creek is near Boone County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Wells Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Wells Creek.
Within Arkansas, the name Wells Creek is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Wells Creek is located in Elliott County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wells Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Wells Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Wells Creek is located in Somerset County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wells Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wells Creek.
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Wells Creek is located in Anderson County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wells Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Wells Creek.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells Creek ...
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.
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dogpatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hasty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
- Little Buffalo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buffalo
- Little Buffalo is located in Newton County
- Piercetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Piercetown is located in Newton County
- Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Sulphur Spring is located in Newton County
- Vendor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Wells Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wells Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Wells Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wells Creek and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wells Creek to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 from Point A (ie- Wells Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0412, Longitude: -93.0646 In this case, the coordinates for Wells Creek 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> | 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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wells Creek 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 317.803 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.502 degrees. |