Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Protho Junction:
  • 34.767591, -92.198759
  • 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 Protho Junction

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Protho Junction is near Lonoke County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Protho Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Protho Junction ...

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.

• Booker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Booker is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Charity ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charity is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
• Dixie
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dixie is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Eureka Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Garden is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Garden
• Fairman
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairman is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
• Park Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Park Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Pecan Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Rose City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rose City is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
• Silver Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Timber Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Timber Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek

How Far From Protho Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Protho Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Protho Junction to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'