Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferguson Ferry:
  • 33.369283, -91.539845
  • 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 Ferguson Ferry

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson Ferry ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Decker is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Deep Elm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Elm is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Elm
• Hedges Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hedges Ferry is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Ferry
• Jerome
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
• Jordan ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lloyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lloyd is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Mist
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mist is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Post Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Promised Land
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Promised Land is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sunshine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

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

• Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson Ferry to Hamburg, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 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 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'