Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arthur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arthur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arthur
- 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 Arthur:
- 35.455639, -90.600941
- 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 Arthur
- 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Since Arthur is near Cross County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cross County
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Arthur ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Arthur.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Arthur.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Conway County
- Grant County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arthur [Hodgeman County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arthur [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Arthur is located in Edmonson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arthur that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Arthur.
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Arthur [Letcher County].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Arthur lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arthur that is located in Poinsett County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthur ...
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.
- Birdeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Boat Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <5>
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fortune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Joyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Love Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
- Love Place is located in Cross County
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
- Twist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Twist Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry
- Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
- Yellow Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
How Far From Arthur 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 Arthur 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 community of Arthur once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Arthur and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arthur to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4556, Longitude: -90.6009 In this case, the coordinates for Arthur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Arthur could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Arthur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.161 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.427 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.503 degrees. |