Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Higden:
  • 35.567304, -92.204032
  • 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 Higden

• 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Since Higden is near Van Buren County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Higden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Higden ...

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.

• Brewer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brewer is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Chalk ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
• Choctaw Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw Pines is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Pines
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Kinderhook ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kinderhook is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Lone Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Lower Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
• Poe ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Poe is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Post Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Post Oak is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Settlement ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunny Slope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Slope is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
• Whispering Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whispering Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Springs

How Far From Higden 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 town such as Higden to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Higden to Heber Springs, with an average speed<2> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'