Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Donnick:
  • 35.645912, -90.446215
  • 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 Donnick

• 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
  • Since Donnick is near Craighead County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Donnick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donnick ...

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.

• Cassidy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassidy is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
• Cypress ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cypress is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Davis Spur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
• Deep Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Deep Landing is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Hatchie Coon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
• Judd Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Judd Hill is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Hill
• Longwill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Longwill is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwill
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Promised Land
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Rivervale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
• Stacy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stacy is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Weed
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Weed is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed

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

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

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Donnick to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'