Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rye and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rye
- 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 Rye:
- 33.746489, -91.998005
- 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 Rye
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Rye is near Drew County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Rye ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Rye.
Within Arkansas, the name Rye is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ontario
- This Rye lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rye that is located in Cleveland County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rye [Armstrong County].
- York County
- This Rye is located in York County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rye that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rye.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rye [Brazos County].
- Liberty County
- This Rye is located in Liberty County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rye that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Rye.
- Scurry County
- This community is historic and although located in Scurry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of Rye.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Rye is located in Clark County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rye that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Rye.
- Kittitas County
- This Rye is located in Kittitas County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km] to the northwest of the Rye that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Rye.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rye ...
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.
- Branchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Lincoln County
- Cornerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornerville
- From Rye to Cornerville
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orlando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orlando
- From Rye to Orlando
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pansy
- From Rye to Pansy
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Drew County
- Rest ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Drew County
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose Hill
- From Rye to Rose Hill
- Saline ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Tennessee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rye 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 Rye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rye and extending to:
- Rison, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rye to Rison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7465, Longitude: -91.9980 |
| <2> | 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 Rye 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rye to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.914 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.073 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.417 degrees. |