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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 Hensley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensley 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 Hensley:
- 34.505372, -92.205704
- 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 Hensley
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Hensley is near Grant County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Hensley
Communities Also Named Hensley ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hensley.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Hensley.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Saline 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 Hensley [Saline County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Hensley is located in Breckinridge County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hensley that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Hensley.
- Clay County
- This Hensley is located in Clay County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hensley that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hensley.
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Hensley is located in Franklin County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hensley that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hensley.
- North Carolina
- Yancey County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hensley [Yancey County].
- Texas
- Parker 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 Texas community of Hensley [Parker County].
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Hensley is located in McDowell County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hensley that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Hensley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensley ...
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.
- Amber ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amber is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- English Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- English Place is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
- Iron Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Orion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Bluff Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Hensley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hensley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hensley and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hensley to Little Rock, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 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 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 Hensley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hensley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hensley 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 Hensley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5054, Longitude: -92.2057 In this case, the coordinates for Hensley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.408 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.381 degrees. |
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