Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pottsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pottsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pottsville
- 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 Pottsville:
- 35.248893, -93.048868
- 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 Pottsville
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Pottsville is near Yell County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Pottsville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pottsville.
Within Arkansas, the name Pottsville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Pottsville [Shoshone County].
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Pottsville is located in Union County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pottsville.
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Pottsville is located in Graves County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Pottsville.
- Washington County
- This Pottsville is located in Washington County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pottsville.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Pottsville [De Soto Parish].
- Ontario
- This Pottsville lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Pottsville.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Pottsville is located in Maury County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Pottsville.
- Texas
- Hamilton County
- This Pottsville is located in Hamilton County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pottsville.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pottsville ...
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.
- Cotton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Happy Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bend
- Happy Bend is located in Pope County
- Holla Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holla Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Libby Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
- Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Pontoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Yell County
- Reeds Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
How Far From Pottsville 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 city such as Pottsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pottsville and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pottsville to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pottsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pottsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pottsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2489, Longitude: -93.0489 |
| <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 Pottsville 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> | 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. |
| <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 Pottsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.218 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.631 degrees. |