Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Felco:
  • 35.230644, -90.399267
  • 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 Felco

• 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Since Felco is near Saint Francis County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross 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 Felco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Felco ...

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.

• Booker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Booker is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Grassy Lake Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grassy Lake Bottom is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lake Bottom
• Harvard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harvard is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• James Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
• Mounds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mounds is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
• New Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Shady Grove is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shady Grove
• Poindexter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Shell Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
• Sunset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
• Three Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Felco to Marion, 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 110 miles [177 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 777 miles [1,250.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'