Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Judsonia:
  • 35.276397, -91.641349
  • 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 Judsonia

• 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 Judsonia is near Jackson County and also Woodruff County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff 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 Judsonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Judsonia ...

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.

• Bald Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bald Knob is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bald Knob <1>
• Bee Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bee Rock is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
• Clear Water ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clear Water is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
• Fourmile Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fourmile Hill is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Hill
• Gum Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Happy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Happy is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
• Liberty Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Valley is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Valley
• Plainview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Pryor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pryor is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
• Short ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Short is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Twentythree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twentythree is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentythree

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

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

• Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Judsonia to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 841 miles [1,353.5 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 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'