Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cominto:
  • 33.545667, -91.626793
  • 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 Cominto

• 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
  • Since Cominto is near Chicot County and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Cominto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cominto ...

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.

• Decker ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Decker is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Jade ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jade is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade
• Jeter ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeter is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
• Jordan ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lewis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
• Paradise ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Paradise is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Prairie Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Grove is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
• Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
• Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
• Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
• Valley Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Junction is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cominto to Monticello, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'