Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickman Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickman Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickman Landing
- 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 Hickman Landing:
- 35.942852, -89.687302
- 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 Hickman Landing
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Hickman Landing is near Dyer County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Hickman Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name Hickman Landing.
Within Arkansas, the name Hickman Landing is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Hickman Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Hickman Landing is located in Sharkey County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hickman Landing that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Hickman Landing.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickman Landing ...
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.
- Chic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
- Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <3>
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Edith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Heloise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Knob Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Michell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Porter Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
- Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Promised Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Mississippi County
- Stinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tiger Tail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Tail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
- Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Tomato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hickman Landing 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 Hickman Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickman Landing and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hickman Landing to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickman Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickman Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickman Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9429, Longitude: -89.6873 In this case, the coordinates for Hickman Landing 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Hickman Landing 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 315.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.855 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.003 degrees. |