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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 East End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East End 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 East End:
    • 34.550649, -92.340986
    • 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 East End
  • 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Since East End is near Pulaski County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 East End

Communities Also Named East End ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named East End.

Within Arkansas, the name East End is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of East End, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This East End is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of East End.
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of East End [Lee County].
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This East End is located in Glynn County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of East End.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This East End is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of East End.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of East End [Baltimore City].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of East End [Saint Louis County].
    • Missouri
      • Iron County
      • This East End is located in Iron County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of East End.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This East End is located in Columbiana County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of East End.
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of East End [Hamilton County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This East End is located in Blair County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of East End.
      • Centre County
      • This East End is located in Centre County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of East End.
      • Clearfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of East End [Clearfield County].
      • Somerset County
      • This East End is located in Somerset County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of East End.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of East End [Richmond City].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This East End is located in Westmoreland County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of East End.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This East End is located in Douglas County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the north of the East End that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of East End.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Cayman Islands
      • Distance: 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on East End

Curious and Interesting Names Near East End ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Deer Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
  • Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Goodman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Goodman is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hurricane is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Iron Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Landmark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark has also been known as:
    • Parkers - Iron Springs
  • Lignite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lignite is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
  • Mabelvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orion is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Red Gate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rusty Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
    • Skylark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
    • Terrytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrytown is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Woodland Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
    • Woodyardville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville

How Far From East End 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 East End to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East End and extending to:

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East End to Benton, with an average speed<4> 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- East End) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 East End 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 East End 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 East End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5506, Longitude: -92.3410       In this case, the coordinates for East End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.207 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.52 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.433 degrees.