Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pawheen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pawheen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pawheen

• 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 Pawheen:
  • 35.974793, -90.212597
  • 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 Pawheen

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Pawheen is near Dunklin County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Pawheen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pawheen ...

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.

• Brown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brown is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Clearwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Cockrum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
• Europa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Europa is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Europa
• Happy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Happy Corners is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
• Leachville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <1>
• Leachville Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
• Macey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Macey is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
• Manila
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
• Poplar Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
• Red Onion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion

How Far From Pawheen to ...

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 Pawheen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pawheen and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pawheen to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'