Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Fork
- 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 Red Fork:
- 33.936492, -91.270117
- 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 Red Fork
- 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 Desha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Desha County
- Since Red Fork is near Arkansas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Red Fork ...
We found one communities that share the name Red Fork.
Within Arkansas, the name Red Fork is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Red Fork in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Fork ...
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.
- Back Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Burr Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
- Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
- Fish Dock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Jacks Bay Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Bay Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Bay Landing
- Jacks Bay Landing is located in Arkansas County
- Lacy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Littles ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mozart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Napoleon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Reedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
How Far From Red Fork 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 Red Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Fork and extending to:
- Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Red Fork to Arkansas City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9365, Longitude: -91.2701 In this case, the coordinates for Red Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Red Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.468 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.58 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.072 degrees. |