Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Croak:
  • 34.001490, -92.411542
  • 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 Croak

• 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
  • Since Croak is near Dallas County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Croak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Croak ...

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.

• Bunn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bunn is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
• Canoe Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Canoe Landing is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Landing
• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carthage is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
• Gum Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Ivan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ivan is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Lees Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Mansville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mansville is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansville
• Saline ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saline is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
• Saline River ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saline River is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline River

How Far From Croak 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 Croak 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<1> community of Croak once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Croak and extending to:

• Rison, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Croak to Rison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'