Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mist:
  • 33.274008, -91.691515
  • 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 Mist

• 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
  • Since Mist is near Drew County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot 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 Mist

Communities Also Named Mist ...

We found one communities that are also named Mist.

Within Arkansas, the name Mist is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Mist in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Columbia County
    • This Mist is located in Columbia County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mist that is located in Ashley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mist.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mist ...

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.

• Bovine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bovine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
• Fountain Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
• Lloyd
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lloyd is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Martinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martinville is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Post Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Prairie Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Grove is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
• Promised Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Promised Land is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sunshine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mist and extending to:

• Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mist to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'