Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meneshea:
  • 35.426473, -90.214540
  • 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 Meneshea

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meneshea ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Booker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Booker is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Deans Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
• Deckerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
• Dimple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Dub
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dub is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
• Frenchmans Bayou
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
• Frys Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Frys Mill is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Mill
• Island Forty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
• Joiner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Pecan Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
• Spear Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spear Lake is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Lake
• Stacy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stacy is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

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

• Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Meneshea to Marion, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 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 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'