Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mollus:
  • 36.253398, -90.697890
  • 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 Mollus

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Mollus is near Clay County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Mollus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mollus ...

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.

• Biggers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggers is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Biggers Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggers Ferry is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Ferry
• Black Jack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Black Jack is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
• Cache Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cache Lake is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
• Case
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Case is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
• Evening Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evening Star is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
• Heelstring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heelstring is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heelstring
• Hooker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hooker is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Peach Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Peru
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Rocky Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Serene
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Serene is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
• Stonewall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stonewall is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

How Far From Mollus to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mollus 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<1> community of Mollus once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mollus and extending to:

• Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mollus to Paragould, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'