Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diantha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diantha and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Diantha
- 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 Diantha:
- 34.385374, -91.768187
- 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 Diantha
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Diantha is near Arkansas County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diantha ...
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.
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
- England
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <2>
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Gethsemane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Jefferson County
- Glenlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Goldman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Greenback Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenback Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
- Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Dick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lodge Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Corner
- Lodge Corner is located in Arkansas County
- Noble Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Rob Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lodge Corner
How Far From Diantha 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 Diantha 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<3> community of Diantha once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Diantha and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Diantha to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Diantha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diantha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diantha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3854, Longitude: -91.7682 In this case, the coordinates for Diantha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Diantha to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.054 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.21 degrees. |