Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyles
- 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 Wyles:
- 34.959815, -90.706776
- 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 Wyles
- 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 Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- Since Wyles is near Lee County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Cross 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyles ...
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.
- Barn Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barn Crossing
- Barn Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Burnt Cane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane
- Burnt Cane is located in Saint Francis County
- Burnt Cane Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cane Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane Crossing
- Burnt Cane Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Crow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County
- Cut-Off Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut-Off Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-Off Ferry
- Cut-Off Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Francis County
- Quigley Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
- Quigley Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Redfern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Robinson Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
- Robinson Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
How Far From Wyles 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 Wyles 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 Wyles once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wyles and extending to:
- Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wyles to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Wyles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9598, Longitude: -90.7068 In this case, the coordinates for Wyles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wyles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.397 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.644 degrees. |