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 Jewell:
33.856226, -94.424095
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.
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 Little River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 21 communities that share the name Jewell.
Within Arkansas, the name Jewell is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lamar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jewell [Lamar County].
California
Marin County
This Jewell is located in Marin County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Jewell.
Georgia
Warren County
This Jewell is located in Warren County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the east of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jewell.
Indiana
Howard County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jewell [Howard County].
Iowa
Hamilton County
This Jewell is located in Hamilton County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the north of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jewell.
Kansas
Jewell County
This Jewell is located in Jewell County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Jewell.
Republic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jewell [Republic County].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Jewell.
Michigan
Newaygo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jewell [Newaygo County].
Missouri
Clay County
Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Jewell.
Nebraska
Dawson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Dawson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Jewell.
New York
Oneida County
This Jewell is located in Oneida County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Jewell.
North Dakota
McIntosh County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Jewell [McIntosh County].
Ohio
Defiance County
This Jewell is located in Defiance County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Jewell.
Oregon
Clatsop County
This Jewell is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Jewell.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Jewell is located in Allegheny County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Jewell.
Tennessee
Weakley County
This Jewell is located in Weakley County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Jewell.
Texas
Eastland County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Eastland County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Jewell.
McLennan County
This Jewell is located in McLennan County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Jewell.
Virginia
Tazewell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jewell [Tazewell County].
West Virginia
Lewis County
This Jewell is located in Lewis County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Jewell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jewell ...
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.
America (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Jewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jewell and extending to:
Ashdown, which is the Seat of Little River County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jewell to Ashdown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jewell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Jewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8562, Longitude: -94.4241 In this case, the coordinates for Jewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Jewell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.495 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.931 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.463 degrees.