Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rotan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rotan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rotan

• 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 Rotan:
  • 35.625079, -89.992033
  • 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 Rotan

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Rotan is near Lauderdale County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Rotan

Communities Also Named Rotan ...

We found two communities that are also named Rotan.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Rotan.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rotan in the United States.

• Communities Located In Arkansas ...
  • Desha County
    • This Rotan is located in Desha County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rotan that is located in Mississippi County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Rotan.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Fisher County
    • This Rotan is located in Fisher County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rotan that is located in Mississippi County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Rotan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rotan ...

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.

• Butler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Cottonwood Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
• Driver
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Driver is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
• Golden Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
• Howards Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Howards Landing is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Landing
• Jamestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Marie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marie is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Red Line
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Line is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line

How Far From Rotan 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 Rotan to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rotan and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rotan to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'