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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 Sycamore Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sycamore Heights 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 Sycamore Heights:
- 36.285623, -92.265434
- 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 Sycamore Heights
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Sycamore Heights is near Izard County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Sycamore Heights
Communities Also Named Sycamore Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Sycamore Heights.
Within Arkansas, the name Sycamore Heights is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Sycamore Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sycamore Heights that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sycamore Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sycamore Heights ...
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.
- Covey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Covey is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey
- Diamond Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Hand ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sycamore Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Traceys Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
- Wake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Woods Point Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Point Landing
How Far From Sycamore Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sycamore Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sycamore Heights and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sycamore Heights to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sycamore Heights) 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 Sycamore Heights 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 Sycamore Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2856, Longitude: -92.2654 In this case, the coordinates for Sycamore Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.092 degrees. |
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