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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 Mendenhall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mendenhall and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mendenhall:
- 33.555394, -93.125722
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Mendenhall
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Mendenhall is near Ouachita County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mendenhall
Communities Also Named Mendenhall ...
We found two communities that are also named Mendenhall.
Within Arkansas, the name Mendenhall is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Simpson County
- This Mendenhall is located in Simpson County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mendenhall that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Mendenhall.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Mendenhall is located in Chester County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendenhall that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Mendenhall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mendenhall ...
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.
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Lester Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Junction is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Young
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Mendenhall 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 Mendenhall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mendenhall and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mendenhall to Prescott, with an average speed<3> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mendenhall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mendenhall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mendenhall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5554, Longitude: -93.1257 In this case, the coordinates for Mendenhall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.936 degrees. |
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