Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Divide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Divide and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Divide
- 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 Divide:
- 35.089531, -92.968782
- 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 Divide
- 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Since Divide is near Yell County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Divide ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Divide.
Within Arkansas, the name Divide is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Divide [Chaffee County].
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Divide [El Paso County].
- Teller County
- This Divide is located in Teller County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Divide.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Divide is located in Paulding County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the east of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Divide.
- Polk 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 Georgia community of Divide [Polk County].
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Divide.
- Esmeralda County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Divide [Esmeralda County].
- Storey County
- This Divide is located in Storey County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Divide.
- New Brunswick
- This Divide lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Divide lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- Texas
- Coke 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 Texas community of Divide [Coke County].
- Hopkins County
- This Divide is located in Hopkins County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the southwest of the Divide that is located in Conway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Divide.
- Kerr County
- Although located in Kerr County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Divide.
- Washington
- Lewis 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 Washington community of Divide [Lewis County].
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Divide [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Divide ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Perry County
- Cotton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Fowler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Holla Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holla Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Index ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Libby Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
- Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
- Pontoon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Reeds Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
How Far From Divide 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 Divide 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 Divide once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Divide and extending to:
- Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Divide to Morrilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Divide 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Divide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Divide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0895, Longitude: -92.9688 In this case, the coordinates for Divide 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 Divide, 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 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 Divide 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 317.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.12 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.622 degrees. |