Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Medina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medina and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Medina
- 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 Medina:
- 33.964270, -91.198726
- 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 Medina
- 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 Arkansas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- Since Medina is near Desha County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Desha 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 Medina ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Medina.
Within Arkansas, the name Medina is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Medina is located in Hennepin County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the north of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Medina.
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Medina [Stevens County].
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Medina lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bandera County
- This Medina is located in Bandera County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bandera County community of Medina.
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Medina [Bexar County].
- Zapata County
- This Medina is located in Zapata County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the southwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Medina.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medina ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Burr Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
- Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
- Jacks Bay Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Bay Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Bay Landing
- Jacks Bay Landing is located in Arkansas County
- Lacy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Littles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mozart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Red Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
- Snow Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Medina 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 Medina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medina and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Medina to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medina. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Medina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9643, Longitude: -91.1987 In this case, the coordinates for Medina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Medina 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Medina to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.425 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.037 degrees. |