Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Antoine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antoine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Antoine
- 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 Antoine:
- 34.035768, -93.421106
- 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 Antoine
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Antoine is near Clark County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Antoine ...
We found two communities that share the name Antoine.
Within Arkansas, the name Antoine is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- This Antoine is located in Dickinson County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Antoine that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Antoine.
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Antoine [Menominee County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Antoine ...
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.
- Clear Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Delight is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delight
- From Antoine to Delight
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Haretown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hopewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Love Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Creek
- Love Creek is located in Clark County
- Meeks Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Settlement
- Meeks Settlement is located in Clark County
- Pike Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Junction
- Pike Junction is located in Clark County
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Piney Grove
- From Antoine to Piney Grove
How Far From Antoine 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 town such as Antoine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Antoine and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Antoine to Murfreesboro, 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antoine. 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 '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- Antoine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antoine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0358, Longitude: -93.4211 |
| <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 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 Antoine 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Antoine 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 317.859 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.992 degrees. |