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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 Enright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enright and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Enright:
    • 35.154532, -91.502353
    • 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 Enright
  • 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 Enright is near Woodruff County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Enright

Communities Also Named Enright ...

We found three communities that are also named Enright.

Within Arkansas, the name Enright is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McLean County
      • This Enright is located in McLean County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enright that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Enright.
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This Enright is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enright that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Enright.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Enright is located in Brazos County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enright that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Enright.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enright ...

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.

  • Barber ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Barber is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Dixie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Ellen ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ellen is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Gregory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Happy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Happy is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
  • Hicksville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicksville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Jasmine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasmine is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine
  • Kramer ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kramer is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Liberty Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Valley is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Valley
  • Pryor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pryor is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor

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

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

  • Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Enright to Searcy, with an average speed<2> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Enright) 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 Enright 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 Enright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1545, Longitude: -91.5024       In this case, the coordinates for Enright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.717 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.031 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.957 degrees.