Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marked Tree:
  • 35.529598, -90.417107
  • 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 Marked Tree

• 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
  • Since Marked Tree is near Crittenden County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Marked Tree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marked Tree ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Cassidy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassidy is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
• Cypress ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cypress is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Dub
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dub is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
• Frys Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frys Mill is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Mill
• Joyland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Joyland is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland
• Spear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spear Lake is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Lake
• Weed
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Weed is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
• Yellow Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks

How Far From Marked Tree to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marked Tree and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marked Tree to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'