Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Higginson:
  • 35.195493, -91.712266<1>
  • 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 Higginson

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Higginson is near Prairie County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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 Higginson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Higginson ...

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.

• Bee Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bee Rock is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
• Defiance ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Defiance is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Ellen ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellen is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Fourmile Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile Hill is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Hill
• Gum Springs ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Happy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
• Hicksville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicksville is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Plainview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plainview is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Pryor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pryor is also located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor

How Far From Higginson 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 included the distance from a town such as Higginson to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Higginson to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>