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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 Nimmo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nimmo 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 Nimmo:
- 35.184809, -91.473742
- 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 Nimmo
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Nimmo is near Woodruff County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Nimmo
Communities Also Named Nimmo ...
We found one communities that are also named Nimmo.
Within Arkansas, the name Nimmo is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Nimmo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east of the Nimmo that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Nimmo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimmo ...
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.
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Ellen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellen is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Happy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Jasmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasmine is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine
- Kramer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kramer is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Liberty Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Valley is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Valley
- Pryor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pryor is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
How Far From Nimmo 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 Nimmo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nimmo and extending to:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nimmo to Searcy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 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 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nimmo) 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 Nimmo 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 Nimmo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1848, Longitude: -91.4737 In this case, the coordinates for Nimmo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.939 degrees. |
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