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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 Old Weona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Weona 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 Old Weona:
- 35.535359, -90.573163
- 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 Old Weona
- 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Since Old Weona is near Cross County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Old Weona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Weona ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Boat Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boat Run is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Run
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Cypress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Fortune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fortune is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hatchie Coon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Joyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joyland is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland
- Judd Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Judd Hill is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marked Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Promised Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Walnut Grove Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Corner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Corner
- Weed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Yellow Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
How Far From Old Weona to ...
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 Old Weona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Weona and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Old Weona 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 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Old Weona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Old Weona 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 Old Weona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5354, Longitude: -90.5732 In this case, the coordinates for Old Weona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.149 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.475 degrees. |
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