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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 Walcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walcott 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 Walcott:
- 36.042830, -90.670322
- 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 Walcott
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Walcott is near Craighead County and also Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Walcott
Communities Also Named Walcott ...
We found six communities that are also named Walcott.
Within Arkansas, the name Walcott is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Walcott lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Walcott is located in Scott County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the north of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Walcott.
- Minnesota
- Rice County
- This Walcott is located in Rice County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Walcott.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Walcott is located in Richland County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Walcott.
- Texas
- Deaf Smith County
- This Walcott is located in Deaf Smith County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Walcott.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Walcott is located in Carbon County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walcott that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Walcott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walcott ...
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.
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Camp Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ground is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Commissary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Commissary is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Evening Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evening Star is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
- Fiftysix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
- Finch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goobertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goobertown is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
- Green High
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green High is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
- Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Pine Knot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Walnut Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Whiskerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskerville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
How Far From Walcott 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 Walcott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walcott and extending to:
- Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walcott to Paragould, with an average speed<2> 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Walcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Walcott 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 Walcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0428, Longitude: -90.6703 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.245 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.418 degrees. |
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