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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 Hiwasse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiwasse 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 Hiwasse:
- 36.431838, -94.333699
- 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 Hiwasse
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Hiwasse is near McDonald County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hiwasse
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiwasse ...
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.
- Blackjack Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackjack Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Corner
- Crown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Eagle Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
- Griffin Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
- Hart ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Highfill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Race ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Race is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race
- Rocky Comfort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hiwasse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hiwasse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hiwasse and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hiwasse to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hiwasse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hiwasse 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 Hiwasse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4318, Longitude: -94.3337 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.475 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.022 degrees. |
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