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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 Quinn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Quinn:
- 33.281793, -92.614599
- 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 Quinn
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Quinn is near Ouachita County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Quinn
Communities Also Named Quinn ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Quinn.
Within Arkansas, the name Quinn 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 ...
- Georgia
- Jeff Davis 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 Georgia community of Quinn [Jeff Davis County].
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Quinn is located in Caldwell County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Quinn.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Quinn is located in Baltimore County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Quinn.
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Quinn [Houghton County].
- Macomb 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 Michigan community of Quinn [Macomb County].
- Mississippi
- Jackson 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 Mississippi community of Quinn [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Lawrence 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 Missouri community of Quinn [Lawrence County].
- Putnam County
- This Quinn is located in Putnam County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the north of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Quinn.
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This Quinn is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Quinn.
- Ontario
- This Quinn lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- Oregon
- Columbia 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 Oregon community of Quinn [Columbia County].
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Quinn is located in Pennington County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Quinn.
- Texas
- Jasper County
- This Quinn is located in Jasper County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Quinn that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Quinn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinn ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- El Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Joyce City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Little Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sandy Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
How Far From Quinn 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 Quinn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quinn and extending to:
- El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Quinn to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Quinn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quinn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Quinn 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Quinn 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 Quinn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2818, Longitude: -92.6146 In this case, the coordinates for Quinn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.756 degrees. |
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