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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 Richwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richwoods 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 Richwoods:
- 36.142569, -91.011789
- 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 Richwoods
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Richwoods is near Randolph County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Richwoods
Communities Also Named Richwoods ...
We found four communities that are also named Richwoods.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Richwoods.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Clark County
- This Richwoods is located in Clark County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Richwoods that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Richwoods.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Richwoods is located in Crawford County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richwoods that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Richwoods.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Richwoods is located in Washington County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north of the Richwoods that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richwoods.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Richwoods is located in Dyer County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east of the Richwoods that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Richwoods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richwoods ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- College City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Fender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fender is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender
- Hogan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hogan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Lauratown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauratown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauratown
- Lesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lesterville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
- Rocky Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Serene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Walnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Richwoods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Richwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richwoods and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Richwoods to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Richwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Richwoods 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 Richwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1426, Longitude: -91.0118 In this case, the coordinates for Richwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.552 degrees. |
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