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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittman and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pittman:
- 36.491727, -90.711229
- 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 Pittman
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Pittman is near Ripley County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Pittman
Communities Also Named Pittman ...
We found nine communities that are also named Pittman.
Within Arkansas, the name Pittman is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pittman [Randolph County].
- Alaska
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Pittman.
- Florida
- Holmes County
- This Pittman is located in Holmes County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pittman that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Pittman.
- Lake County
- This Pittman is located in Lake County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the southeast of the Pittman that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pittman.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Pittman is located in Gwinnett County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pittman that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Pittman.
- Mississippi
- Calhoun County
- This Pittman is located in Calhoun County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pittman that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pittman.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pittman [Marion County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pittman [Clark County].
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Pittman is located in Fayette County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pittman that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pittman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittman ...
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.
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Current View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Glaze Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Heelstring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heelstring is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heelstring
- Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Success
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torch is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Pittman to ...
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 Pittman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pittman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittman and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pittman to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 764 miles [1,229.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pittman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pittman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pittman 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 Pittman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4917, Longitude: -90.7112 In this case, the coordinates for Pittman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.727 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.347 degrees. |
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