Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maumee Crossing:
  • 36.038962, -92.637108
  • 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 Maumee Crossing

• 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 Searcy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy County
  • Since Maumee Crossing is near Marion County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Maumee Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maumee Crossing ...

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.

• Barren Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barren Hollow is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Hollow
• Evening Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evening Star is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Harriet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harriet is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <1>
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lone Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Martin Box
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin Box is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Box
• Push
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Push is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Push
• Rock Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rush ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rush is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
• Silver Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hill is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Tomahawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
• Zack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zack is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack

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

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

• Marshall, which is the Seat of Searcy County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Maumee Crossing to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 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 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'