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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 Coldwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldwater 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 Coldwater:
    • 35.364530, -90.578996
    • 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 Coldwater
  • 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Since Coldwater is near Poinsett County and also Crittenden 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Coldwater

Communities Also Named Coldwater ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Coldwater.

Within Arkansas, the name Coldwater is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Coldwater is located in Cleburne County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Coldwater.
      • Covington County
      • This Coldwater is located in Covington County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Coldwater.
      • Talladega County
      • This Coldwater is located in Talladega County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Coldwater.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Coldwater.
    • Florida
      • Santa Rosa 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 Florida community of Coldwater [Santa Rosa County].
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Coldwater is located in Elbert County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Coldwater.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo 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 Iowa community of Coldwater [Cerro Gordo County].
    • Kansas
      • Comanche County
      • This Coldwater is located in Comanche County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Coldwater.
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • This Coldwater is located in Calloway County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Coldwater.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Coldwater is located in Winn Parish and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Coldwater.
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This Coldwater is located in Branch County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Coldwater.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Coldwater is located in Neshoba County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Coldwater.
      • Tate County
      • This Coldwater is located in Tate County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Coldwater.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Coldwater is located in Wayne County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Coldwater.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Coldwater is located in Monroe County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Coldwater.
    • North Dakota
      • McIntosh 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 North Dakota community of Coldwater [McIntosh County].
    • Ohio
      • Mercer County
      • This Coldwater is located in Mercer County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Coldwater.
    • Ontario
      • This Coldwater lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Coldwater [Cannon County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Coldwater is located in Lincoln County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Coldwater.
    • Texas
      • Dallam County
      • This Coldwater is located in Dallam County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Coldwater.
      • Sherman County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Coldwater.
    • Virginia
      • King and Queen County
      • This Coldwater is located in King and Queen County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Coldwater.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Coldwater is located in Doddridge County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Coldwater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldwater ...

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 ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arthur is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Birdeye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Birdeye is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
  • Boat Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boat Run is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Run
  • Fortune
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fortune is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
  • Love Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Love Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Princedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Princedale is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
  • Rose Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rose Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
  • Three Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Twist
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
  • Twist Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry

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

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

  • Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coldwater to Wynne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Coldwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coldwater, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coldwater 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>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 Coldwater 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 Coldwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3645, Longitude: -90.5790       In this case, the coordinates for Coldwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.141 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.391 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.511 degrees.