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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 Denieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denieville 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 Denieville:
    • 35.804243, -91.723753
    • 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 Denieville
  • 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
    • Since Denieville is near Cleburne County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Denieville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denieville ...

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.

  • Almond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Almond is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Limedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Limedale is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
  • Limedale Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
  • Limeville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Limeville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Meadow Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
  • Phosphate ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Phosphate is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
  • Quail Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sandtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Denieville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Denieville and extending to:

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Denieville 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 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 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 Denieville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denieville) 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 Denieville 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 Denieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8042, Longitude: -91.7238       In this case, the coordinates for Denieville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.909 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.34 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.936 degrees.