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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Wyles

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)
  • Barn Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barn Crossing
• Burnt Cane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Cane is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane
• Burnt Cane Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Cane Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane Crossing
• Crow Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
• Cut-Off Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cut-Off Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-Off Ferry
• Harris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Quigley Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quigley Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
• Redfern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Redfern is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
• Robinson Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry

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<1> community of Wyles once stood, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wyles to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'