Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Peter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Peter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Peter
- 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 Peter:
- 35.955632, -92.909337
- 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 Peter
- 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 Searcy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Searcy County
- Since Point Peter is near Newton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Peter ...
We found three communities that share the name Point Peter.
Within Arkansas, the name Point Peter is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oglethorpe County
- This Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east of the Point Peter that is located in Searcy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Point Peter.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Point Peter [Brunswick County].
- Quebec
- This Point Peter lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Peter that is located in Searcy County.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Peter ...
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.
- Bass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Horn Mountain ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Mountain
- Horn Mountain is located in Searcy County
- Roughedge Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roughedge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge Ford
- Roughedge Ford is located in Searcy County
- Slicker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Snowball
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Point Peter 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 Point Peter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Peter and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Searcy County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Peter to Marshall, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Peter. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Peter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Peter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9556, Longitude: -92.9093 In this case, the coordinates for Point Peter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Point Peter 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Peter 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 317.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.446 degrees. |