Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fitzgerald Crossing:
  • 35.178700, -90.803447
  • 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 Fitzgerald Crossing

• 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Since Fitzgerald Crossing is near Saint Francis County and also Woodruff 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 Woodruff 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 Fitzgerald Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitzgerald Crossing ...

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.

• Barn Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barn Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barn Crossing
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Colt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
• Cottonwood Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
• Flag Lake Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harris is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Meadow Cliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Cliff is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cliff
• Pinetree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetree is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
• Princedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Princedale is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fitzgerald Crossing and extending to:

• Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies just to the North.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fitzgerald Crossing to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'