Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Henslee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henslee Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Henslee Heights

• 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 Henslee Heights:
  • 34.262320, -92.082921
  • 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 Henslee Heights

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Henslee Heights is near Grant County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Henslee Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henslee Heights ...

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.

• Bruce ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bruce is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Clear Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• College Park ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • College Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Double Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
• English Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • English Place is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
• Lamb ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lamb is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Plain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plain View is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Rob Roy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Samples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Samples is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Henslee Heights and extending to:

• Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Henslee Heights to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'