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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 Cottonwood Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonwood Corner 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 Cottonwood Corner:
- 35.831185, -90.305100
- 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 Cottonwood Corner
- 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Since Cottonwood Corner is near Mississippi County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Cottonwood Corner
Communities Also Named Cottonwood Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Cottonwood Corner.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Cottonwood Corner.
Beyond Arkansas.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Mississippi County
- This Cottonwood Corner is located in Mississippi County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cottonwood Corner that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Cottonwood Corner.
- Saint Francis County
- This Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cottonwood Corner that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Cottonwood Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonwood Corner ...
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.
- Black Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Brown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearwater is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Deep Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Landing is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Floodway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floodway is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodway
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leachville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Macey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Vail
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vail is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Waco ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Cottonwood Corner 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 Cottonwood Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonwood Corner and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cottonwood Corner to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonwood Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cottonwood Corner 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 Cottonwood Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8312, Longitude: -90.3051 In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.298 degrees. |
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