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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Whiskerville
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Whiskerville is near Greene County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Whiskerville
Communities Also Named Whiskerville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Case
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Case is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
- College City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Evening Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Star is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
- Fender
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fender is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender
- Lesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lesterville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Light
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Serene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Walnut Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Walnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Whiskerville 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whiskerville 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.342 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.467 degrees. |
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