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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 Wranes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wranes 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 Wranes:
- 35.159254, -91.513187
- 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 Wranes
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Wranes is near Woodruff County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Wranes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wranes ...
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.
- Barber ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barber is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Ellen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellen is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Happy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Jasmine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasmine is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine
- Kramer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kramer is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Liberty Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Valley is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Valley
- Pryor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pryor is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
How Far From Wranes 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 Wranes 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<1> community of Wranes once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wranes and extending to:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wranes to Searcy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wranes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Wranes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wranes 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 Wranes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1593, Longitude: -91.5132 In this case, the coordinates for Wranes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.724 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.04 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.961 degrees. |
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