Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nimmons:
  • 36.306290, -90.095194
  • 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 Nimmons

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

Communities Also Named Nimmons ...

We found one communities that are also named Nimmons.

Within Arkansas, the name Nimmons is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Pickens County
    • This Nimmons is located in Pickens County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east of the Nimmons that is located in Clay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Nimmons.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimmons ...

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.

• Bell City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bell City is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Bragg City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Carryville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carryville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carryville
• Frisbee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frisbee is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbee
• Greenway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenway is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
• Holly Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Island is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Island
• Leonard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Peach Orchard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Pine City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Tinkerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Nimmons to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'