Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powhatan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powhatan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powhatan
- 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 Powhatan:
- 36.082761, -91.118936
- 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 Powhatan
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Powhatan is near Randolph County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Powhatan ...
We found ten communities that share the name Powhatan.
Within Arkansas, the name Powhatan is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Powhatan is located in Campbell County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east of the Powhatan that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Powhatan.
- Powhatan County
- This Powhatan is located in Powhatan County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east of the Powhatan that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Powhatan.
- Richmond County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richmond County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Powhatan.
- West Virginia
- Marshall 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 West Virginia community of Powhatan [Marshall County].
- McDowell County
- This Powhatan is located in McDowell County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Powhatan that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Powhatan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powhatan ...
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.
- Aa Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Clover Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- College City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Driftwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hogan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lauratown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Randolph County
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <5>
- Richwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Walnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <5>
How Far From Powhatan 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 town such as Powhatan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powhatan and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Powhatan to Walnut Ridge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powhatan. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Powhatan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powhatan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0828, Longitude: -91.1189 In this case, the coordinates for Powhatan 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Powhatan 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> | 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 Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Powhatan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.537 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.946 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.611 degrees. |