RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Mississippi County >> Wolverton >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wolverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolverton 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 Wolverton:
    • 35.762577, -89.910086
    • 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 Wolverton
  • 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Since Wolverton is near Lauderdale County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Wolverton

Communities Also Named Wolverton ...

We found three communities that are also named Wolverton.

Within Arkansas, the name Wolverton is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Wilkin County
      • This Wolverton is located in Wilkin County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wolverton that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkin County community of Wolverton.
    • Ontario
      • This Wolverton lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wolverton that is located in Mississippi County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Wolverton is located in Northumberland County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wolverton that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Wolverton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolverton ...

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.

  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Butler is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Cottonwood Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Corner is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Dearman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dearman is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearman
  • Dell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dell is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Golddust
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
  • Hightower
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hightower is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Lower Forked Deer Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Promised Land
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Promised Land is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Red Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Line is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
  • Tomato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomato is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato
  • Tuckertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckertown is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

How Far From Wolverton 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 Wolverton 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<2> community of Wolverton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolverton and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wolverton to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolverton) 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 Wolverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Wolverton 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 Wolverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7626, Longitude: -89.9101       In this case, the coordinates for Wolverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.741 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.982 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.138 degrees.