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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 Sedgwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick:
- 35.978586, -90.862768
- 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 Sedgwick
- 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 Sedgwick is near Craighead County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Sedgwick
Communities Also Named Sedgwick ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sedgwick.
Within Arkansas, the name Sedgwick is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Sedgwick County
- This Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Sedgwick.
- Kansas
- Harvey County
- This Sedgwick is located in Harvey County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Sedgwick.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Sedgwick is located in Hancock County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sedgwick.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Sedgwick is located in Linn County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Sedgwick.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Sedgwick is located in Adams County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sedgwick.
- Philadelphia 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 Sedgwick [Philadelphia County].
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sedgwick [Venango County].
- South Dakota
- Hyde 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 South Dakota community of Sedgwick [Hyde County].
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Sedgwick is located in Ashland County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sedgwick that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Sedgwick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgwick ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fiftysix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
- Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herman is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- March ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- March is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Nemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pauls Switch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
- Ponders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ponders is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Three Way
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Walnut Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Walnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sedgwick 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 town such as Sedgwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sedgwick and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sedgwick to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 783 miles [1,260.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Sedgwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sedgwick 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> | 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9786, Longitude: -90.8628 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.517 degrees. |
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