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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 Whiskerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiskerville 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 Whiskerville:
    • 36.119791, -90.813172
    • 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 Whiskerville
  • 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 Whiskerville ...

We found one communities that share the name Whiskerville.

Within Arkansas, the name Whiskerville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Whiskerville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Whiskerville is located in Butler County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiskerville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Whiskerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiskerville ...

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.

  • Aa Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
    • Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
  • Black Jack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
    • Black Jack is located in Greene County
  • Case
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Case have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
    • Case is located in Greene County
  • College City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Evening Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
    • Evening Star is located in Greene County
  • Fender
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fender have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender
    • Fender is located in Randolph County
  • Lesterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
    • Lesterville is located in Randolph County
  • Light
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Light is located in Greene County
  • Rocky Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
  • Serene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Serene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
    • Serene is located in Randolph County
  • Walnut Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
    • Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
  • Walnut Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Whiskerville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whiskerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Whiskerville to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whiskerville. 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 '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- Whiskerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whiskerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1198, Longitude: -90.8132       In this case, the coordinates for Whiskerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Whiskerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.342 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.726 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.467 degrees.









 

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