Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mulligan:
  • 35.701467, -90.696223
  • 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 Mulligan

• 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
  • Since Mulligan is near Craighead County and also Cross 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 Cross 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 Mulligan

Communities Also Named Mulligan ...

We found one communities that are also named Mulligan.

Within Arkansas, the name Mulligan is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Mulligan in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Mulligan lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mulligan that is located in Poinsett County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulligan ...

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.

• Buffalolick ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
• Davis Spur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Huskey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huskey is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Promised Land
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stacy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stacy is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Walnut Grove Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove Corner is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Corner

How Far From Mulligan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mulligan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mulligan to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'