Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pitmans Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitmans Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pitmans Ferry
- 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 Pitmans Ferry:
- 36.495339, -90.797342
- 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 Pitmans Ferry
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Pitmans Ferry is near Clay County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Ripley 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitmans Ferry ...
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.
- Biggers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Ferry
- Biggers Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Brakebill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Burr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Current View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Current View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Glaze Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
- Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County
- Glenn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Mock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Supply
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Torch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Twin Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pitmans Ferry 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 Pitmans Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pitmans Ferry and extending to:
- Pocahontas, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pitmans Ferry to Pocahontas, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitmans Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitmans Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pitmans Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4953, Longitude: -90.7973 In this case, the coordinates for Pitmans Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pitmans Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.792 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.385 degrees. |