Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Milligan Ridge:
  • 35.779242, -90.258709
  • 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 Milligan Ridge

• 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 Milligan Ridge is near Craighead County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Milligan Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milligan Ridge ...

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.

• Big Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Black Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
• Cottonwood Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Corner is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
• Floodway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Floodway is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodway
• Lost Cane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lost Cane is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cane
• Manila
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
• Poplar Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Rivervale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Three Way
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Three Way is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
• Vail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vail is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
• Waco ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waco is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
• Whistleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Whistleville is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milligan Ridge and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Milligan Ridge to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'