Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knowlton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knowlton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knowlton
- 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 Knowlton:
- 34.107328, -90.963720
- 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 Knowlton
- 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 Desha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Desha County
- Since Knowlton is near Phillips County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Knowlton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Knowlton.
Within Arkansas, the name Knowlton is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Montana
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Knowlton is located in Delaware County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Knowlton that is located in Desha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Knowlton.
- Potter County
- This Knowlton is located in Potter County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the northeast of the Knowlton that is located in Desha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Knowlton.
- Quebec
- This Knowlton lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<2> to the northeast of the Knowlton that is located in Desha County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knowlton ...
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.
- Dennis Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
- Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hillhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hillhouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
- Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Lake Charles Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
- Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Mason Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Round Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Snow Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Knowlton 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 Knowlton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knowlton and extending to:
- Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knowlton to Arkansas City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knowlton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Knowlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Knowlton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knowlton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1073, Longitude: -90.9637 In this case, the coordinates for Knowlton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Knowlton 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. |
| <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 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 Knowlton 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 316.289 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.394 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.911 degrees. |