Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arkadelphia:
  • 34.122477, -93.057112
  • 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 Arkadelphia

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Arkadelphia is near Hot Spring County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Arkadelphia

Communities Also Named Arkadelphia ...

We found one communities that are also named Arkadelphia.

Within Arkansas, the name Arkadelphia is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Cullman County
    • This Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Arkadelphia that is located in Clark County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Arkadelphia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arkadelphia ...

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.

• Central
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Daleville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Daleville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Gravel Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Junction is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Junction
• Gum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Joan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Joan is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joan
  • From Arkadelphia to Joan
• Oak Bower
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Bower is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
• Richwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Richwoods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Shakertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shakertown is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Arkadelphia to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'