Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Essex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Essex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Essex
- 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 Essex:
- 35.130919, -91.879864
- 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 Essex
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Essex is near Lonoke County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Essex ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Essex.
Within Arkansas, the name Essex is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Essex is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Essex.
- Nevada 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 California community of Essex [Nevada County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Essex is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km] to the west of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Essex.
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Essex is located in Cook County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Essex.
- Kankakee County
- This Essex is located in Kankakee County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Essex.
- Will County
- This Essex is located in Will County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Essex.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Finney 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 Kansas community of Essex [Finney County].
- Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Essex [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Essex is located in Essex County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Essex.
- Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Essex [Suffolk County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- This Essex is located in Halifax County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Essex.
- Henderson County
- This Essex is located in Henderson County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Essex.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Essex.
- Lawrence County
- This Essex is located in Lawrence County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Essex.
- Union County
- This Essex is located in Union County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Essex.
- Ontario
- This Essex lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Essex that is located in White County.
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Essex ...
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.
- Butlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
- Defiance ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gravel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in White County
- Gum Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in White County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Leaning Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaning Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pines
- Leaning Pines is located in Lonoke County
- Opal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sunrise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Essex to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Essex 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 Essex once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Essex and extending to:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Essex to Searcy, with an average speed<5> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Essex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Essex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1309, Longitude: -91.8799 In this case, the coordinates for Essex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Essex 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> | 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 Essex, 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 Essex 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 316.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.129 degrees. |