Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kurdo:
  • 33.828439, -91.259838
  • 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 Kurdo

• 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 Desha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Desha County
  • Since Kurdo is near Arkansas County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Kurdo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kurdo ...

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.

• Back Gate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Back Gate is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Gate
• Burr Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
• Catfish Point Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Catfish Point Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Point Landing
• Lacy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lacy is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Littles ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Littles is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
• Napoleon ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Napoleon is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
• Pea Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pickens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pickens is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
• Red Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Fork is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
• Reed
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed is located in Desha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Rosedale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>

How Far From Kurdo 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 Kurdo 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<2> community of Kurdo once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kurdo and extending to:

• Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kurdo to Arkansas City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'