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:
- 35.347582, -91.874310
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Pickens is near Cleburne County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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.
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fourmile Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Hill
- Fourmile Hill is located in White County
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in White County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Libby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in White County
- Price Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ford
- Price Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Rainbow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Short ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Slick Rock Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Ford
- Slick Rock Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Pickens 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 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:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pickens to Searcy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 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 White County: www.whitecountyar.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 35.3476, Longitude: -91.8743 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 316.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.087 degrees. |