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 Nash Corner:
34.881206, -91.080677
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 found two communities that share the name Nash Corner.
Within Arkansas, the name Nash Corner is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Somerset County
This Nash Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nash Corner that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Nash Corner.
Virginia
Accomack County
This Nash Corner is located in Accomack County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nash Corner that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Nash Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nash Corner ...
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.
Blossom (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Nash Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nash Corner and extending to:
Marianna, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nash Corner to Marianna, 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 6 hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nash Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nash Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8812, Longitude: -91.0807 In this case, the coordinates for Nash Corner 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 Nash Corner 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 316.425 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.656 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.822 degrees.