Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gentry Corner:
  • 34.957588, -92.290985
  • 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 Gentry Corner

• 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 Faulkner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
  • Since Gentry Corner is near Pulaski County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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 Gentry Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentry Corner ...

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.

• Gold Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
• Gravel Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravel Ridge <1>
• Hamlet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Marche
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marche is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
• Mayflower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <1>
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mineral is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Mount Pilgrim
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pilgrim is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Otto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Otto is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Sunny Gap ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Gap is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Gap
• Zion Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gentry Corner to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'