Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rixey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rixey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rixey
- 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 Rixey:
- 34.815924, -92.169036
- 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 Rixey
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Rixey is near Lonoke County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Rixey ...
We found one communities that share the name Rixey.
Within Arkansas, the name Rixey is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rixey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rixey ...
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.
- Booker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Eureka Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Garden
- Eureka Garden is located in Pulaski County
- Fairman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gravel Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Ridge
- Gravel Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravel Ridge <3>
- Pecan Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Rose City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Timber Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Valentine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Rixey 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 Rixey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rixey and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rixey to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rixey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rixey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rixey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8159, Longitude: -92.1690 In this case, the coordinates for Rixey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rixey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.312 degrees. |