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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 Wrightsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrightsville 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 Wrightsville:
    • 34.616825, -92.221978
    • 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 Wrightsville
  • 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 Wrightsville ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Wrightsville.

Within Arkansas, the name Wrightsville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Johnson County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Johnson County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Wrightsville.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wrightsville [Greene County].
    • Kansas
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wrightsville [Elk County].
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Wrightsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Burlington County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Wrightsville.
      • Monmouth County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Wrightsville.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Wrightsville.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Adams County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Wrightsville.
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wrightsville.
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wrightsville [Madison County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Warren County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Wrightsville.
      • York County
      • This Wrightsville is located in York County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wrightsville.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Washington County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wrightsville.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Caroline County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Wrightsville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wrightsville [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrightsville ...

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.

  • Charity ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Charity is located in Pulaski County
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
  • Deer Meadow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
    • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
  • Dickey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Pulaski County
  • Gum Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Hot Springs Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Junction
    • Hot Springs Junction is located in Pulaski County
  • Iron Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
    • Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Landmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mabelvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabelvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelvale
    • Mabelvale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabelvale <5>
  • Meadowcliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
    • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
  • Ponderosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rose City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Pulaski County
    • Rusty Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusty Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
      • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
    • Skylark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
      • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
    • Sweet Home
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
    • Woodland Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
      • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Woodyardville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville
      • Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County

How Far From Wrightsville 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 city such as Wrightsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrightsville and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wrightsville to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wrightsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrightsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6168, Longitude: -92.2220       In this case, the coordinates for Wrightsville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wrightsville 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 Wrightsville, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Wrightsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.136 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.447 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.369 degrees.