Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pickens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pickens
- 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 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pickens
- 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 Desha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Desha County
- Since Pickens is near Drew County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pickens ...
We found six communities that share the name Pickens.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Pickens.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
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.
- Back Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Champion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Gourd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Littles ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pea Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Red Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Reedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Pickens 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pickens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pickens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.714 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.178 degrees. |