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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 Doyleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doyleville 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 Doyleville:
    • 35.474525, -91.748752
    • 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 Doyleville
  • 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Since Doyleville is near Cleburne County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Doyleville

Communities Also Named Doyleville ...

We found two communities that are also named Doyleville.

Within Arkansas, the name Doyleville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This Doyleville is located in Gunnison County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Doyleville that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Doyleville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Doyleville lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the northeast of the Doyleville that is located in White County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doyleville ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Clay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clay is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Dewey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dewey is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Floral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Floral is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Hickory Flat
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Flat is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Little Red
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Red is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
  • Mountain Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Home is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Pleasant Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rainbow Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
  • Short ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Short is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Steprock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Steprock is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steprock

How Far From Doyleville 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 Doyleville 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<2> community of Doyleville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Doyleville and extending to:

  • Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Doyleville to Searcy, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,260 miles [8,465.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doyleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Doyleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Doyleville 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 Doyleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4745, Longitude: -91.7488       In this case, the coordinates for Doyleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.287 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.008 degrees.