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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 McClellan Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClellan Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McClellan Place:
    • 34.663148, -92.338486
    • 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 McClellan Place
  • 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 McClellan Place ...

We found one communities that share the name McClellan Place.

Within Arkansas, the name McClellan Place is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named McClellan Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • This McClellan Place is located in Trinity County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McClellan Place that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of McClellan Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClellan Place ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
  • Deer Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
    • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
  • Gum Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Landmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
    • Landmark has also been known as:
    • Parkers - Iron Springs
  • Mabelvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabelvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelvale
    • Mabelvale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabelvale <3>
  • Meadowcliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
    • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
  • Pecan Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
    • Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
  • Ponderosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
  • Rusty Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusty Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
    • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
  • Skylark
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
    • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
  • Woodland Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
    • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Woodyardville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville
    • Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County

How Far From McClellan Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McClellan Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McClellan Place and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McClellan Place to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClellan Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

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- McClellan Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClellan Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6631, Longitude: -92.3385       In this case, the coordinates for McClellan Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 McClellan Place 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 317.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.545 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.413 degrees.









 

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