Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McArthur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McArthur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McArthur
- 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 McArthur:
- 33.690922, -91.334226
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McArthur
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Desha County
- Since McArthur is near Drew County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McArthur ...
We found seven communities that share the name McArthur.
Within Arkansas, the name McArthur is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Modoc County
- This McArthur is located in Modoc County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McArthur that is located in Desha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of McArthur.
- Shasta County
- This McArthur is located in Shasta County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km] to the west northwest of the McArthur that is located in Desha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of McArthur.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near McArthur ...
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.
- Catfish Point Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catfish Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Point Landing
- Catfish Point Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Constance ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Decker ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Deep Elm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Dewey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Home Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Landing
- Home Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Littles ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mound Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Pea Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From McArthur 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 McArthur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McArthur and extending to:
- Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McArthur to Arkansas City, with an average speed<4> 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 89 miles [143.2 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 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McArthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McArthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McArthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6909, Longitude: -91.3342 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McArthur could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from McArthur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.141 degrees. |