Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Amagon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amagon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Amagon

• 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 Amagon:
  • 35.562801, -91.110041
  • 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 Amagon

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Amagon is near Poinsett County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Amagon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amagon ...

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.

• Airport Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Cow Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cow Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Lake
• Eightmile ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eightmile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Erwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Erwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Grubbs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grubbs
  • From Amagon to Grubbs
• Island Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Murphys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Stringers Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
• Uno
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Uno is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amagon and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amagon to Newport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 806 miles [1,297.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'