Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Helbig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helbig and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Helbig
- 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 Helbig:
- 34.137052, -93.736574
- 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 Helbig
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Helbig is near Howard County and also Hempstead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Hempstead 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 Helbig ...
We found one communities that share the name Helbig.
Within Arkansas, the name Helbig is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Helbig in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helbig ...
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.
- Ball ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Cooper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <3>
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Muddy Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Nathan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Pike City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Pleasant Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasant Home is located in Pike County
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stanley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Star of the West ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
How Far From Helbig to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Helbig 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<4> community of Helbig once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Helbig and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Helbig 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 6 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 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 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> | 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- Helbig) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helbig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1371, Longitude: -93.7366 In this case, the coordinates for Helbig have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Helbig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Helbig 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 318.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.476 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.116 degrees. |