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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 Aetna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aetna 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 Aetna:
    • 35.929794, -90.554830
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Aetna
  • 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
    • Since Aetna is near Greene County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Aetna

Communities Also Named Aetna ...

We found nine communities that are also named Aetna.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Aetna.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Sharp County
      • This Aetna is located in Sharp County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west of the Aetna that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Aetna.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva 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 Alabama community of Aetna [Geneva County].
    • Alberta
      • This Aetna lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aetna that is located in Craighead County.
    • Illinois
      • Coles 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 Illinois community of Aetna [Coles County].
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Aetna is located in Lake County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aetna that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Aetna.
    • Kansas
      • Barber 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 Kansas community of Aetna [Barber County].
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • This Aetna is located in Newaygo County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aetna that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Aetna.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Aetna is located in Hickman County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east of the Aetna that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Aetna.
      • Marion 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 Tennessee community of Aetna [Marion County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aetna ...

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.

  • Buck Snort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
  • Burnt Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Finch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Finch is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
  • Goobertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Goobertown is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
  • Green High
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green High is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lester is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maysville is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Pine Knot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rock Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Aetna to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Aetna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Aetna 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 Aetna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Aetna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aetna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9298, Longitude: -90.5548       In this case, the coordinates for Aetna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.164 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.494 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.389 degrees.