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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 Double Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Double Wells 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 Double Wells:
    • 34.155099, -92.195980
    • 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 Double Wells
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Double Wells is near Grant County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Double Wells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Wells ...

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.

  • Bruce ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Clear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • College Park ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cross Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Faith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Faith is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Grapevine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grapevine is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Gum Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Lamb ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamb is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Lees Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Ferry is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peace ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Peace is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
    • Plain View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plain View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Randall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Randall is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Saline River ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Saline River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline River
    • Sulphur Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Unionville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Double Wells to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Double Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Double Wells and extending to:

  • Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Double Wells to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<2> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). 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 901 miles [1,450 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Double Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Double Wells 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 Double Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1551, Longitude: -92.1960       In this case, the coordinates for Double Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.079 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.318 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.435 degrees.