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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 Cane Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cane Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cane Creek:
    • 34.443151, -92.353764
    • 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 Cane 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Since Cane Creek is near Saline County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Cane Creek

Communities Also Named Cane Creek ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Cane Creek.

Within Arkansas, the name Cane Creek is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cane Creek [Bibb County].
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cane Creek [Calhoun County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cane Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the east of the Cane Creek that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cane Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Lumpkin County
      • This Cane Creek is located in Lumpkin County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the east of the Cane Creek that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Cane Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cane Creek [Breathitt County].
      • Laurel County
      • This Cane Creek is located in Laurel County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Cane Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cane Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cane Creek [Chatham County].
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cane Creek [Cherokee County].
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cane Creek [Anderson County].
      • Van Buren County
      • This Cane Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Cane Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cane 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.

  • Amber ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Amber is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Bauxite
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bauxite is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Clear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
  • Ebb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ebb is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
  • English Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • English Place is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
  • Goodman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodman is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurricane is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Iron Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Landmark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
      • Landmark has also been known as:
      • Parkers - Iron Springs
    • Lignite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lignite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
    • Orion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Orion is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Red Bluff ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Redfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Cane Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cane Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sheridan, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cane Creek to Sheridan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cane Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Cane Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Cane Creek 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.
<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 Cane Creek 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 Cane Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4432, Longitude: -92.3538       In this case, the coordinates for Cane Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.206 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.505 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.457 degrees.