Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maxwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maxwell
- 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 Maxwell:
- 34.017332, -93.701015
- 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 Maxwell
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Maxwell is near Hempstead County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Maxwell ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Maxwell.
Within Arkansas, the name Maxwell is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Maxwell is located in Fannin County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Maxwell.
- Jasper County
- This Maxwell is located in Jasper County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maxwell.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Maxwell is located in Peoria County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Maxwell.
- Sangamon 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 Illinois community of Maxwell [Sangamon County].
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Maxwell is located in Hancock County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Maxwell.
- Morgan County
- This Maxwell is located in Morgan County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maxwell.
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Maxwell lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Columbus County].
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Henderson County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Maxwell lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Linn County].
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Maxwell is located in Fayette County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maxwell.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maxwell [Luzerne County].
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Maxwell is located in Franklin County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Maxwell.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Knox County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Maxwell is located in Caldwell County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maxwell.
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Collin County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwell ...
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.
- Ball ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Billstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Howard County
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Nathan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Pike City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Pleasant Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasant Home is located in Pike County
- Pump Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pump Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Springs
- Pump Springs is located in Howard County
- Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Stanley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Temperanceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
- Temperanceville is located in Howard County
How Far From Maxwell 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 Maxwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Maxwell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxwell and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Maxwell to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Maxwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0173, Longitude: -93.7010 In this case, the coordinates for Maxwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Maxwell 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 Maxwell 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 318.039 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.419 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.118 degrees. |