Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Crossett:
  • 33.165677, -91.941520
  • 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 North Crossett

• 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 North Crossett is near Bradley County and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish

• 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 North Crossett

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Crossett ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bovine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
• Brushy ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brushy is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crossroad is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Gulledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulledge is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge
• Martinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinville is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Meridian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meridian is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Pine Island Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Crossett and extending to:

• Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Crossett to Hamburg, 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 north (N). 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 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'