Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkin:
  • 35.267245, -90.555883
  • 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 Parkin

• 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Since Parkin is near Crittenden County and also Saint Francis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis 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 Parkin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkin ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Flag Lake Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
• Love Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Love Place is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
• Princedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Princedale is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Rose Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Place is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
• Three Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Twist
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Twist is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
• Twist Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Parkin 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 city such as Parkin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Parkin to Wynne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'