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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 Pocahontas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocahontas and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pocahontas:
    • 36.263224, -90.971680
    • 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 Pocahontas
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Pocahontas is near Lawrence County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Pocahontas

Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Pocahontas.

Within Arkansas, the name Pocahontas is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Walker County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pocahontas.
    • Alberta
      • This Pocahontas lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
    • Illinois
      • Bond County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Bond County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Pocahontas.
    • Iowa
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Pocahontas.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Hinds County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the south of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Pocahontas.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Pocahontas.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Pocahontas [Baker County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Somerset County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Pocahontas.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Coffee County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pocahontas.
      • Hardeman County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Hardeman County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Pocahontas.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pocahontas [Chesterfield County].
      • Petersburg City
      • This Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Pocahontas.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east of the Pocahontas that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Pocahontas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocahontas ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Fender
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fender is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender
  • Gravesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravesville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • Lesterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lesterville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Richwoods is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
  • Rocky Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Running Lake ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Running Lake is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Lake
  • Serene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stokes is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Stoney Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoney Point is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point

How Far From Pocahontas 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 city such as Pocahontas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pocahontas and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pocahontas to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocahontas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pocahontas 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.
<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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2632, Longitude: -90.9717    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.874 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.51 degrees.