Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heustess, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heustess and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heustess
- 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 Heustess:
- 34.934538, -90.773445
- 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 Heustess
- 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 Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- Since Heustess is near Lee County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Cross 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heustess ...
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.
- Barn Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barn Crossing
- Barn Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Burnt Cane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane
- Burnt Cane is located in Saint Francis County
- Burnt Cane Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cane Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane Crossing
- Burnt Cane Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Cody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Crow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County
- Cut-Off Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut-Off Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-Off Ferry
- Cut-Off Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
- Four Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Lee County
- Gill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Francis County
- Quigley Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
- Quigley Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Redfern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - True Love Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True Love Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Love Crossing
- True Love Crossing is located in Lee County
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Saint Francis County
- Palestine
How Far From Heustess 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 Heustess to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heustess and extending to:
- Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies just to the North.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Heustess 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 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 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heustess. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heustess) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heustess. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9345, Longitude: -90.7734 In this case, the coordinates for Heustess have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Heustess to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.233 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.441 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.678 degrees. |