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 Welsh:
34.356207, -93.473798
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.
We found eight communities that share the name Welsh.
Within Arkansas, the name Welsh is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Chambers County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Welsh [Chambers County].
Indiana
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Welsh [Greene County].
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Welsh [Calcasieu Parish].
Jefferson Davis Parish
This Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the south of the Welsh that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Welsh.
Ohio
Meigs County
This Welsh is located in Meigs County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Welsh that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Welsh.
Ontario
This Welsh lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Welsh that is located in Montgomery County.
Pennsylvania
Columbia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Welsh [Columbia County].
Texas
Titus County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Welsh [Titus County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welsh ...
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.
Alpine (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Welsh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welsh and extending to:
Mount Ida, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Welsh to Mount Ida, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,507 miles [12,081.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Welsh 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.
<2>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welsh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3562, Longitude: -93.4738 In this case, the coordinates for Welsh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<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 Welsh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.924 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.329 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.966 degrees.