Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Cedar:
  • 34.327594, -93.307404
  • 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 Point Cedar

• 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 Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Since Point Cedar is near Clark County and also Garland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland 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 Point Cedar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Cedar ...

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.

• Alpine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Elm ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Hempwallace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hempwallace is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
• Oak Bower
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Bower is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
• Pettyview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettyview is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
• Sunshine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Wayside ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Welsh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Welsh is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh

How Far From Point Cedar 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 Point Cedar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Point Cedar to Malvern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'