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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 Heritage Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Estates 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 Heritage Estates:
- 36.290346, -92.365159
- 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 Heritage Estates
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Heritage Estates is near Marion County and also Izard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard 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 Heritage Estates
Communities Also Named Heritage Estates ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Heritage Estates.
Within Arkansas, the name Heritage Estates is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Morgan County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Heritage Estates.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Heritage Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Will County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Heritage Estates.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Harford County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Heritage Estates.
- Washington County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Washington County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Heritage Estates.
- Minnesota
- Dodge County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Heritage Estates.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Hinds County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Heritage Estates.
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Orleans County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Heritage Estates.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the east of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Heritage Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Heritage Estates.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Heritage Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Heritage Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Estates ...
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.
- Diamond Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Fawn Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Gassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lone Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Mallard Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Monkey Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Mountain Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Salesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sycamore Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Traceys Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
- Wake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Heritage Estates 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 Heritage Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Estates and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Estates to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,248 miles [8,445.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Heritage Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heritage Estates 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 Heritage Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2903, Longitude: -92.3652 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.362 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.137 degrees. |
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