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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 Gin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gin 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 Gin:
- 33.574277, -92.178753
- 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 Gin
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Gin is near Cleveland County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Gin
Communities Also Named Gin ...
We found three communities that are also named Gin.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Gin.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Cleburne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gin [Cleburne County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gin [Clarke County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Gin [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gin ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Farmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gravelridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Mannstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mannstown is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannstown
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Pattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pattsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattsville
- Saline ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Sandtuck ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtuck is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtuck
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
How Far From Gin 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 Gin 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 Gin once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Gin and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<4> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Gin to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Gin 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. |
| <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 Gin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gin 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 Gin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5743, Longitude: -92.1788 In this case, the coordinates for Gin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.013 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.166 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.523 degrees. |
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