Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jeter:
  • 33.583165, -91.712073
  • 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 Jeter

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

Communities Also Named Jeter ...

We found one communities that are also named Jeter.

Within Arkansas, the name Jeter is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Jeter in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Rutherford County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Jeter [Rutherford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeter ...

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.

• Cominto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cominto is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cominto
• Jade ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jade is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade
• Jordan ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lewis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
• Paradise ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
• Rose Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
• Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
• Tennessee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tennessee is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Jeter once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jeter and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jeter to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'