Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Des Arc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Des Arc and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Des Arc
- 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 Des Arc:
- 34.976771, -91.506534
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Des Arc
- 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 Prairie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prairie County
- Since Des Arc is near White County and also Woodruff County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Woodruff 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Des Arc ...
We found one communities that share the name Des Arc.
Within Arkansas, the name Des Arc is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Des Arc in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Des Arc ...
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.
- Cow Mound ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Erwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fourmile Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Prairie County
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Prairie County
- Harrys ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hicksville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in White County
- Jasmine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Kramer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Little Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
How Far From Des Arc 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 city such as Des Arc to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Des Arc and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Des Arc to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Des Arc. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Des Arc) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Des Arc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9768, Longitude: -91.5065 In this case, the coordinates for Des Arc have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Des Arc to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.991 degrees. |