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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 Twentythree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twentythree 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 Twentythree:
- 35.376194, -91.559578
- 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 Twentythree
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Twentythree is near Jackson County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Twentythree
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twentythree ...
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.
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Liberty Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Valley is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Valley
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Steprock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steprock is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steprock
- Velvet Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Velvet Ridge is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
How Far From Twentythree 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 Twentythree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Twentythree and extending to:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twentythree to Searcy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twentythree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Twentythree 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 Twentythree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3762, Longitude: -91.5596 In this case, the coordinates for Twentythree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.942 degrees. |
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