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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 Wing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wing 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 Wing:
- 34.944674, -93.463111
- 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 Wing
- 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 Yell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yell County
- Since Wing is near Scott County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Wing
Communities Also Named Wing ...
We found eight communities that are also named Wing.
Within Arkansas, the name Wing is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Wing is located in Covington County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Wing.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Wing is located in Livingston County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wing.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wing [Blaine County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wing is located in Wyoming County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wing.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Wing is located in Mitchell County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Wing.
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Wing is located in Burleigh County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Wing.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Wing is located in Baker County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Wing.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Wing is located in Utah County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wing that is located in Yell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Wing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wing ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Marvinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mickles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mickles is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles
- Onyx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Rover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Young Gravelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Young Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Gravelly
How Far From Wing 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 Wing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wing and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Wing to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wing 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 Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9447, Longitude: -93.4631 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.462 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.868 degrees. |
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