Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maumelle Station:
  • 34.813702, -92.442656
  • 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 Maumelle Station

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Maumelle Station is near Faulkner County and also Saline 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 Saline 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 Maumelle Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maumelle Station ...

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.

• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Natural Steps
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
• Pebble Beach Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
• Pinnacle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pinnacle is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Pleasant Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rainwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
• Rock Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Timber Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Turtle Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Maumelle Station 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 community such as Maumelle Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maumelle Station to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'