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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 Jessieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jessieville 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 Jessieville:
- 34.701185, -93.063221
- 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 Jessieville
- 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 Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Since Jessieville is near Saline County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring 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 Jessieville
Communities Also Named Jessieville ...
We found one communities that are also named Jessieville.
Within Arkansas, the name Jessieville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Jessieville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Jessieville is located in Gogebic County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north of the Jessieville that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Jessieville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jessieville ...
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.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Electric ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Electric is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
- Euclid Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Fountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lena ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Mountain Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
How Far From Jessieville 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 Jessieville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jessieville and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jessieville to Hot Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jessieville) 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 Jessieville 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 Jessieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7012, Longitude: -93.0632 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.728 degrees. |
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