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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 Pickens:
33.845660, -91.481790
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 six communities that are also named Pickens.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Pickens.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
White County
This Pickens is located in White County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Pickens.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
Holmes County
This Pickens is located in Holmes County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Pickens.
Oklahoma
McCurtain County
This Pickens is located in McCurtain County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Pickens.
South Carolina
Pickens County
This Pickens is located in Pickens County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Pickens.
Texas
Henderson County
This Pickens is located in Henderson County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pickens.
West Virginia
Randolph County
This Pickens is located in Randolph County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pickens that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pickens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickens ...
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.
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 Pickens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickens and extending to:
Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pickens to Arkansas City, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pickens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Pickens 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 Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8457, Longitude: -91.4818 In this case, the coordinates for Pickens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.595 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.714 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.178 degrees.