Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adelaide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adelaide and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adelaide
- 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 Adelaide:
- 35.495358, -91.530134
- 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 Adelaide
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Adelaide is near Independence County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Independence County
- eBird sighting report for White 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 Adelaide ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Adelaide.
Within Arkansas, the name Adelaide is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adelaide, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Adelaide is located in Fremont County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Adelaide that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Adelaide.
- Lake County
- This Adelaide is located in Lake County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the west northwest of the Adelaide that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Adelaide.
- Georgia
- Bulloch 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 Adelaide [Bulloch County].
- Mitchell County
- This Adelaide is located in Mitchell County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Adelaide that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Adelaide.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Adelaide lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Adelaide that is located in Jackson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adelaide ...
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.
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Jackson County
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Departe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Huff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Maple Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Independence County
- Olyphant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Possum Grape
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Grape have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Grape
- Possum Grape is located in Jackson County
- Steprock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Twentythree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentythree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentythree
- Twentythree is located in White County
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Independence County
- Velvet Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velvet Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
- Velvet Ridge is located in White County
How Far From Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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 community of Adelaide once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Adelaide and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adelaide to Newport, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Adelaide 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adelaide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adelaide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4954, Longitude: -91.5301 In this case, the coordinates for Adelaide 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 Adelaide, 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 Adelaide 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 316.761 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.907 degrees. |