Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greenback Ferry:
  • 34.173710, -91.725129
  • 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 Greenback Ferry

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Greenback Ferry is near Lincoln County and also Arkansas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas 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 Greenback Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenback Ferry ...

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.

• Cornerstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
• Cottondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• English
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • English is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Grady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grady is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <1>
• Lake Dick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
• Moscow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Noble Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
• Silt ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Silt is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
• Swan Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Sweden
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sweden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

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

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

• Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenback Ferry to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<3> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'