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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 Crossett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossett 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 Crossett:
- 33.128209, -91.964190
- 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 Crossett
- 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- Since Crossett is near Morehouse Parish and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Crossett
Communities Also Named Crossett ...
We found one communities that are also named Crossett.
Within Arkansas, the name Crossett is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Crossett in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Upton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Upton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upton County community of Crossett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossett ...
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.
- Bovine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bovine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
- Brushy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crossroad is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Gulledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulledge is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Island Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Crossett to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Crossett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crossett and extending to:
- Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crossett to Hamburg, 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). 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 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,502 miles [12,073.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Crossett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crossett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crossett 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 Crossett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1282, Longitude: -91.9642 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.502 degrees. |
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