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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 Riceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riceville 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 Riceville:
- 35.123147, -90.225929
- 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 Riceville
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Riceville is near Cross County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Riceville
Communities Also Named Riceville ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Riceville.
Within Arkansas, the name Riceville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Riceville is located in Crawford County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Riceville.
- Iowa
- Howard County
- This Riceville is located in Howard County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the north of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Riceville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Riceville.
- Saline 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 Kansas community of Riceville [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Fulton County
- This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
- Johnson County
- This Riceville is located in Johnson County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the east northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Riceville.
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Riceville is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Riceville.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Riceville is located in Harrison County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Riceville.
- Pearl River County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Riceville [Pearl River County].
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Riceville is located in Cascade County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Riceville.
- New Brunswick
- 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 New Brunswick community of Riceville.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Riceville.
- Fulton County
- This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Riceville is located in Buncombe County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the east of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Riceville.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Riceville [Clark County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Riceville.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Riceville is located in Crawford County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Riceville.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This Riceville is located in McMinn County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the east of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Riceville.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riceville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Riceville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riceville ...
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.
- Blue Goose ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Goose is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Goodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Greenlaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenlaw is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Hunt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- James Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Kate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kate is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kate
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Mallory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mallory is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mound City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Redman Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Point is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Point
- Shadowlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Topaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topaz is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
How Far From Riceville 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 Riceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riceville and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Riceville to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Riceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Riceville 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 Riceville 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 Riceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1231, Longitude: -90.2259 In this case, the coordinates for Riceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.403 degrees. |
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