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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 Needham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Needham 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 Needham:
- 35.822575, -90.535108
- 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 Needham
- 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Since Needham is near Poinsett County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Needham
Communities Also Named Needham ...
We found four communities that are also named Needham.
Within Arkansas, the name Needham is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Needham is located in Choctaw County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Needham that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Needham.
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Needham is located in Ware County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Needham that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Needham.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Needham is located in Johnson County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Needham that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Needham.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Needham is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Needham that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Needham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Needham ...
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.
- Burnt Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
- Davis Spur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Gum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Point is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Point
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Longwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longwill is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwill
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
How Far From Needham 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 Needham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Needham and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Needham to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Needham) 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 Needham 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 Needham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8226, Longitude: -90.5351 In this case, the coordinates for Needham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.144 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.402 degrees. |
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