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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 College Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Heights 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 College Heights:
    • 33.590387, -91.800686
    • 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 College Heights
  • 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
    • Since College Heights is near Bradley County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 College Heights

Communities Also Named College Heights ...

We found 21 communities that are also named College Heights.

Within Arkansas, the name College Heights is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This College Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of College Heights.
    • Alberta
      • This College Heights lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
    • British Columbia
      • This College Heights lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of College Heights [Kern County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This College Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of College Heights.
      • San Diego County
      • This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km] to the west of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
    • Colorado
      • La Plata 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 Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
      • Muscogee 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
    • Illinois
      • Saline 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 College Heights [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This College Heights is located in Magoffin County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of College Heights.
      • Warren 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 College Heights [Warren County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This College Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of College Heights.
      • Greenville County
      • This College Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of College Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
      • Washington 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 College Heights [Washington County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College Heights ...

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.

  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Jeter ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jeter is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
  • Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Red Neck ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Neck is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Neck
  • Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
  • Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
  • Tennessee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennessee is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies just to the North.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from College Heights to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,474 miles [12,028.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- College Heights) 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 College Heights 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 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 College Heights 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 College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5904, Longitude: -91.8007       In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.889 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.358 degrees.