Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ledwidge:
  • 34.957310, -92.566272
  • 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 Ledwidge

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Ledwidge is near Faulkner County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Ledwidge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ledwidge ...

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.

• Crossroads ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Graytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graytown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
• Little Italy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Italy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Mayflower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <1>
• Mount Pilgrim
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pilgrim is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
• Natural Steps
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orchard ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orchard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Providence ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Red Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Round Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Mountain is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
• Stony Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Toad Suck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Toad Suck is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck

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

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

• Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ledwidge to Perryville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'