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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 Wyandotte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte:
    • 34.388982, -92.720999
    • 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 Wyandotte
  • 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 Wyandotte ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Wyandotte.

Within Arkansas, the name Wyandotte is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Butte County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Wyandotte.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Crawford County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wyandotte.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Clark County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Wyandotte.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Wyandotte is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Wyandotte.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Houghton County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the north of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Wyandotte.
      • Wayne County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Wayne County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Wyandotte.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar 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 Mississippi community of Wyandotte [Bolivar County].
    • Missouri
      • Grundy County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Grundy County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the north of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Wyandotte.
      • Linn County
      • Although located in Linn County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Wyandotte.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield 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 Ohio community of Wyandotte [Fairfield County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Wyandotte is located in Ottawa County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wyandotte that is located in Hot Spring County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Wyandotte.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyandotte ...

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.

  • Arthur ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
  • Central
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Hot Spring County
  • Cove Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
    • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
  • Fairplay ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
    • Fairplay is located in Saline County
  • Harp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
    • Harp is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jones Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
    • Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
  • Magnet Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
    • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Prattsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Social Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
    • Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
  • Summerville Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Ford
    • Summerville Ford is located in Grant County
  • Twin Oak ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
    • Twin Oak is located in Hot Spring County

How Far From Wyandotte to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyandotte and extending to:

  • Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wyandotte to Little Rock, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 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 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,474 miles [12,028.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyandotte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyandotte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3890, Longitude: -92.7210       In this case, the coordinates for Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte, 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 Wyandotte 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 317.438 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.768 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.627 degrees.









 

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