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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 Cassidy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cassidy 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 Cassidy:
- 35.583414, -90.483716
- 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 Cassidy
- 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Since Cassidy is near Craighead County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cassidy
Communities Also Named Cassidy ...
We found five communities that are also named Cassidy.
Within Arkansas, the name Cassidy is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Cassidy lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cassidy that is located in Poinsett County.
- Kentucky
- Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Cassidy [Harlan County].
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This Cassidy is located in Christian County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cassidy that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Cassidy.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Cassidy.
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield 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 South Carolina community of Cassidy [Chesterfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cassidy ...
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.
- Boat Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boat Run is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Run
- Cypress ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Dub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dub is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
- Frys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frys Mill is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Mill
- Hatchie Coon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Huskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huskey is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
- Joyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joyland is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland
- Judd Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Judd Hill is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Hill
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marked Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Stacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Walnut Grove Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Corner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Corner
- Weed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Yellow Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
How Far From Cassidy 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 Cassidy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cassidy and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cassidy to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cassidy) 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 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 Cassidy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cassidy 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 Cassidy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5834, Longitude: -90.4837 In this case, the coordinates for Cassidy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.368 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.426 degrees. |
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