Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gourd Neck:
  • 35.377976, -91.140312
  • 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 Gourd Neck

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Gourd Neck is near Woodruff County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross 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 Gourd Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gourd Neck ...

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.

• Cow Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cow Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Lake
• Eightmile ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eightmile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Fair Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Grays
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Hickory Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hickory Ridge
  • From Gourd Neck to Hickory Ridge
• Horseshoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Overcup
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Overcup is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pumpkin Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Bend is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend
• Stringers Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gourd Neck to Newport, 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'