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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vineyard:
    • 34.657877, -90.870114
    • 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 Vineyard
  • 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 Vineyard ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Vineyard.

Within Arkansas, the name Vineyard is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Vineyard is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the west of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vineyard.
      • Sacramento County
      • This Vineyard is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km] to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Vineyard.
      • San Benito County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [San Benito County].
      • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [San Diego County].
      • Sonoma 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 California community of Vineyard [Sonoma County].
    • Georgia
      • Spalding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Vineyard [Spalding County].
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Vineyard [Switzerland County].
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Vineyard is located in Butler County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vineyard.
      • Jessamine County
      • This Vineyard is located in Jessamine County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east northeast of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Vineyard.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Vineyard [Baltimore County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Vineyard.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Vineyard is located in Mifflin County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Vineyard.
    • Texas
      • Jack County
      • This Vineyard is located in Jack County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Vineyard.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Vineyard is located in Davis County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Vineyard.
      • Utah County
      • This Vineyard is located in Utah County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the west northwest of the Vineyard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Vineyard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyard ...

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.

  • Blackfoot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Phillips County
  • Cypress Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
    • Cypress Corner is located in Lee County
  • Hicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Phillips County
  • Hicksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
    • Hicksville is located in Phillips County
  • Maple Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
    • Maple Corner is located in Phillips County
  • Marvell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
    • Marvell is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <5>
  • Poplar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
  • Spring Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Lee County
  • Turkey Scratch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
    • Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County

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

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

  • Marianna, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vineyard to Marianna, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,260 miles [8,465.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vineyard. 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 '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- Vineyard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vineyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6579, Longitude: -90.8701       In this case, the coordinates for Vineyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Vineyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Vineyard 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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Vineyard 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 316.274 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.45 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.771 degrees.









 

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