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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Center Ridge:
    • 35.375282, -92.563335
    • 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 Center Ridge
  • 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
    • Since Center Ridge is near Faulkner County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Center Ridge

Communities Also Named Center Ridge ...

We found nine communities that are also named Center Ridge.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Center Ridge.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Center Ridge [Clark County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Center Ridge.
      • Geneva County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Geneva County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Center Ridge.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Center Ridge [Pike County].
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Center Ridge.
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Center Ridge [Kemper County].
      • Newton County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Newton County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Center Ridge.
      • Smith County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Smith County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Center Ridge.
      • Winston County
      • This Center Ridge is located in Winston County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Center Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Ridge ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Birdtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Birdtown is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
  • Catholic Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Catholic Point is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Point
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Lick Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
  • Lost Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost Corner is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
  • Martinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinville is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rabbit Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rabbit Ridge is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Center Ridge 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 Center Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Ridge to Morrilton, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Center Ridge 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Center Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Center Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Center Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3753, Longitude: -92.5633    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.421 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.878 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.391 degrees.