Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cole Ridge:
  • 35.842852, -89.999256
  • 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 Cole 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Cole Ridge is near Lauderdale County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Cole Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cole 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.

• Big Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Clear Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Dearman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dearman is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearman
• Dell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dell is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
• Half Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Half Moon is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Hightower
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightower is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
• Little Green Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
• Little River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Lost Cane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Cane is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cane
• Pettyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pettyville is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
• Roseland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roseland is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Stark City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
• Tuckertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckertown is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

How Far From Cole Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cole Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cole Ridge to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'