Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Fordyce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Fordyce and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Fordyce
- 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 Fordyce:
- 33.825105, -92.411819
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Fordyce
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since North Fordyce is near Cleveland County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Fordyce ...
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.
- Bucksnort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Hall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hall
- Green Hall is located in Calhoun County
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Kingsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
How Far From North Fordyce 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 Fordyce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Fordyce and extending to:
- Fordyce, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from North Fordyce to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,488 miles [12,050.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Fordyce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Fordyce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Fordyce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8251, Longitude: -92.4118 In this case, the coordinates for North Fordyce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from North Fordyce to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.583 degrees. |