Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Comfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Comfort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Comfort
- 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 Point Comfort:
- 33.459281, -91.165666
- 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 Point Comfort
- 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 Chicot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- Since Point Comfort is near Washington County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Point Comfort ...
We found four communities that share the name Point Comfort.
Within Arkansas, the name Point Comfort is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Point Comfort lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Comfort that is located in Chicot County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east of the Point Comfort that is located in Chicot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Point Comfort.
- Texas
- Calhoun County
- This Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Point Comfort that is located in Chicot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Point Comfort.
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north of the Point Comfort that is located in Chicot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Point Comfort.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Comfort ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County (MS)
- Dewey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Forkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Luna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Maxey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mound Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Refuge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County (MS)
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Yellow Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou
- Yellow Bayou is located in Chicot County
How Far From Point Comfort 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 Point Comfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Comfort and extending to:
- Lake Village, which is the Seat of Chicot County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Comfort to Lake Village, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Comfort. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Comfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4593, Longitude: -91.1657 In this case, the coordinates for Point Comfort 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Point Comfort 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 316.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.109 degrees. |