Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Furry:
  • 35.480644, -94.302433
  • 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 Furry

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Furry is near Sebastian County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Furry

Communities Also Named Furry ...

We found one communities that are also named Furry.

Within Arkansas, the name Furry is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Furry in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Sunflower County
    • This Furry is located in Sunflower County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Furry that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Furry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Furry ...

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.

• Ball
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
• Catcher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Catcher is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
• Cedarville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
• Dean Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Springs
• Deans Market
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deans Market is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Market
• Dripping Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Figure Five
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Figure Five is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figure Five
• Hobbtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hobbtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbtown
• Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadows is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Furry and extending to:

• Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Furry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'