Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wildcat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildcat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wildcat
- 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 Wildcat:
- 35.214811, -90.452324
- 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 Wildcat
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Wildcat is near Saint Francis County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- eBird sighting report for Cross 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wildcat ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Wildcat.
Within Arkansas, the name Wildcat is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- Although located in McKinley County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Wildcat.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wildcat [Braxton County].
- Lewis County
- This Wildcat is located in Lewis County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wildcat that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Wildcat.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildcat ...
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.
- Booker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Flag Lake Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Lake Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
- Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
- Grassy Lake Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Lake Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lake Bottom
- Grassy Lake Bottom is located in Crittenden County
- Love Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
- Love Place is located in Cross County
- New Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shady Grove
- New Shady Grove is located in Saint Francis County
- Poindexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Princedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
- Princedale is located in Cross County
- Rose Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
- Rose Place is located in Cross County
- Shell Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
- Three Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
- Twist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Wildcat 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 Wildcat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Wildcat once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildcat and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wildcat to Marion, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 780 miles [1,255.3 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 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wildcat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildcat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2148, Longitude: -90.4523 In this case, the coordinates for Wildcat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wildcat 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wildcat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Wildcat 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 316.049 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.265 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.484 degrees. |