Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gurdon:
  • 33.920024, -93.152951
  • 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 Gurdon

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Gurdon is near Nevada County and also Ouachita County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Gurdon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gurdon ...

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.

• Central
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Gum Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Kansas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Lackland ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lackland is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
• Love Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Love Creek is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Creek
• Native ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Native is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native
• Reader
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Reader is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reader
  • From Gurdon to Reader
• Red Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Richwoods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Shakertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shakertown is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Trace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trace is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace

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

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

• Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gurdon to Arkadelphia, 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 four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'