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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Flag Lake Crossing:
    • 35.223700, -90.643164
    • 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 Flag Lake 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 Flag Lake Crossing is near Saint Francis County and also Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Flag Lake Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flag Lake 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.

  • Birdeye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Birdeye is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
  • Blackfish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
  • Coldwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coldwater is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Colt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
  • Dixie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Hicks Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Station
  • Love Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Love Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Princedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Princedale is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
    • Rose Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rose Place is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
    • Round Pond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Round Pond is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
    • Shell Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Twist Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry
    • Wildcat ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Flag Lake Crossing 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 Flag Lake 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 Flag Lake Crossing and extending to:

  • Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies just to the West.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Flag Lake 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flag Lake Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Flag Lake Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flag Lake Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2237, Longitude: -90.6432       In this case, the coordinates for Flag Lake Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.172 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.566 degrees.