Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McClendons Corner:
  • 35.540082, -90.231485
  • 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 McClendons Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClendons Corner ...

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.

• Birdsong
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Deckerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
• Dimple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Dub
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dub is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
• Frenchmans Bayou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
• Frys Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frys Mill is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Mill
• Joiner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Spear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Spear Lake is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Lake

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from McClendons Corner to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 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 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'