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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 West Pangburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Pangburn 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 West Pangburn:
- 35.431747, -91.886811
- 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 West Pangburn
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since West Pangburn is near White County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 West Pangburn
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Pangburn ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dewey is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Hickory Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Libby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libby is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Little Red
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pickens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Price Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ford
- Rainbow Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Slick Rock Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Ford
- Tumbling Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From West Pangburn 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 West Pangburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Pangburn and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Pangburn to Heber Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 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 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Pangburn) 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 West Pangburn 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 West Pangburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4317, Longitude: -91.8868 In this case, the coordinates for West Pangburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.986 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.078 degrees. |
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