Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Medford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Medford
- 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 Medford:
- 33.945936, -91.350119
- 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 Medford
- 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 Medford is near Arkansas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Medford ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Medford.
Within Arkansas, the name Medford is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Medford lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medford that is located in Desha County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Medford lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medford that is located in Desha County.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medford ...
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.
- Back Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Bicker Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicker Crossing
- Bicker Crossing is located in Lincoln County
- Burr Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
- Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
- Fish Dock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lacy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Littles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Red Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Reedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Medford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Medford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Medford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Medford and extending to:
- Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Medford to Arkansas City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Medford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9459, Longitude: -91.3501 In this case, the coordinates for Medford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Medford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Medford 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 316.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.641 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.105 degrees. |