Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickey
- 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 Dickey:
- 34.601482, -92.132368
- 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 Dickey
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Dickey is near Lonoke County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Dickey ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Dickey.
Within Arkansas, the name Dickey is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Dickey is located in Calhoun County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dickey that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Dickey.
- Walker County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dickey [Walker County].
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Mississippi
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dickey [Armstrong County].
- Franklin County
- This Dickey is located in Franklin County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dickey that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dickey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickey ...
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.
- Bevis Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis Corner
- Bevis Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Charity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - England
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Hot Springs Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Junction
- Hot Springs Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Iron Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Red Bluff Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <5>
- Rose City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Sweet Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Woodyardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville
- Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
How Far From Dickey 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 Dickey 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 community of Dickey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickey and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickey to Little Rock, with an average speed<6> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dickey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dickey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6015, Longitude: -92.1324 In this case, the coordinates for Dickey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dickey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dickey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.077 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.376 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.333 degrees. |