Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwood Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Junction
- 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 Greenwood Junction:
- 35.448145, -94.439937
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenwood Junction
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Greenwood Junction is near Sebastian County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenwood Junction ...
We found one communities that share the name Greenwood Junction.
Within Arkansas, the name Greenwood Junction is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Greenwood Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Greenwood Junction is located in Lake County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the north of the Greenwood Junction that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Greenwood Junction.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood Junction ...
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.
- Catcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Dripping Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County
- Figure Five
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Figure Five have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figure Five
- Figure Five is located in Crawford County
- Furry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Paw Paw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Short
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Greenwood Junction 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 Greenwood Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Junction and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwood Junction 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 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 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4481, Longitude: -94.4399 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Greenwood Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.662 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.231 degrees. |