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 Miller Crossing:
34.978426, -90.630662
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.
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 Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found two communities that share the name Miller Crossing.
Within Arkansas, the name Miller Crossing is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Madera County
This Miller Crossing is located in Madera County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Miller Crossing that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Miller Crossing.
South Carolina
York County
This Miller Crossing is located in York County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east of the Miller Crossing that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Miller Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Crossing ...
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.
Barn Crossing (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Miller Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miller Crossing and extending to:
Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Crossing to Forrest City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 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- Miller Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miller Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9784, Longitude: -90.6307 In this case, the coordinates for Miller Crossing 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 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 Miller Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.146 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.345 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.607 degrees.