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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 Wyanoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyanoke 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 Wyanoke:
    • 35.103981, -90.190095
    • 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 Wyanoke
  • 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Since Wyanoke is near Cross County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Wyanoke

Communities Also Named Wyanoke ...

We found one communities that are also named Wyanoke.

Within Arkansas, the name Wyanoke is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Wyanoke in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Gates County
      • This Wyanoke is located in Gates County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the east of the Wyanoke that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Wyanoke.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyanoke ...

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 Goose ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue Goose is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Darwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Goodman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodman is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Louise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Louise is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Mallory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mallory is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Mound City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mounds is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
  • Riceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riceville is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Shadowlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the North.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wyanoke to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wyanoke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wyanoke 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 Wyanoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1040, Longitude: -90.1901       In this case, the coordinates for Wyanoke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.875 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.048 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.391 degrees.