Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McJester:
  • 35.473969, -91.818476
  • 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 McJester

• 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Since McJester is near White County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 McJester

Curious and Interesting Names Near McJester ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Clay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clay is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Dewey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewey is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Floral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Floral is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
• Hickory Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Flat is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Libby ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Libby is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
• Little Red
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Red is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
• Mountain Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Home is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Rainbow Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
• Slick Rock Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Slick Rock Ford is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Ford
• Steprock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Steprock is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steprock

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

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

• Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McJester to Heber Springs, 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'