Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Texas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Texas
- 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 Little Texas:
- 34.842791, -93.725879
- 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 Little Texas
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Little Texas is near Yell County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Little Texas ...
We found eight communities that share the name Little Texas.
Within Arkansas, the name Little Texas is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Little Texas is located in Macon County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Little Texas.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Little Texas [Adams County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Little Texas is located in Fayette County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Texas.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Little Texas.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Little Texas is located in Tunica County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Little Texas.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Little Texas is located in Greenville County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Little Texas.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Little Texas is located in Williamson County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Little Texas.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Little Texas is located in Southampton County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Texas that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Little Texas.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Texas ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
- Gravelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Nebraska ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yell County
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Young Gravelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Gravelly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Gravelly
- Young Gravelly is located in Yell County
How Far From Little Texas 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 Little Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Texas and extending to:
- Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Little Texas to Waldron, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). 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 961 miles [1,546.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Texas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8428, Longitude: -93.7259 |
| <2> | 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 Little Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Texas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.002 degrees. |