Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brickeys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brickeys and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brickeys
- 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 Brickeys:
- 34.860598, -90.595733
- 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 Brickeys
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Brickeys is near Saint Francis County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Brickeys ...
We found one communities that share the name Brickeys.
Within Arkansas, the name Brickeys is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Brickeys in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brickeys ...
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.
- Cody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Council
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cut-Off Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut-Off Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-Off Ferry
- Cut-Off Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
- Mud Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Red Oak Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Ferry
- Red Oak Ferry is located in Lee County
- Robinson Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
- Robinson Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
- True Love Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True Love Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Love Crossing
- True Love Crossing is located in Lee County
How Far From Brickeys 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 Brickeys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brickeys and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brickeys to Marianna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). 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 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brickeys. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brickeys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brickeys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8606, Longitude: -90.5957 |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brickeys to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.614 degrees. |