Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro Junction:
  • 35.878685, -90.598998
  • 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 Jonesboro 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
  • Since Jonesboro Junction is near Greene County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Jonesboro Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesboro 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.

• Buck Snort
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
• Burnt Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
• Dixie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Finch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Finch is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
• Goobertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Goobertown is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
• Green High
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Green High is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
• Gum Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Point is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Point
• Lake City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lake View is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lester is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• March ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • March is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove

How Far From Jonesboro Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jonesboro Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Jonesboro Junction to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'