Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frickenger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frickenger and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frickenger
- 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 Frickenger:
- 36.422286, -91.513196
- 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 Frickenger
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Frickenger is near Oregon County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oregon County
- eBird sighting report for Sharp 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frickenger ...
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.
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee Village <1>
- Draft ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Green Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <1>
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mammoth Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Spring
- Mammoth Spring is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Spring <1>
- Many Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Many Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
- Many Islands is located in Fulton County
- Peach ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Saddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Sellers Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Store
- Sellers Store is located in Sharp County
How Far From Frickenger 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 Frickenger 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<3> community of Frickenger once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Frickenger and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Frickenger to Salem, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Frickenger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frickenger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frickenger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4223, Longitude: -91.5132 In this case, the coordinates for Frickenger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Frickenger 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 316.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.723 degrees. |