Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riffe Ford:
  • 33.772329, -93.035444
  • 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 Riffe Ford

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Riffe Ford is near Ouachita County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Riffe Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riffe Ford ...

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.

• Bluff City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
• Bragg City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
• Good Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Good Hope is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Gum Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Grove is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hebron is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Kansas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kansas is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Lackland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lackland is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
• Lester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Reader
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reader is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Red Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Trace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trace is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace
• Wise ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

How Far From Riffe Ford 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 Riffe Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riffe Ford and extending to:

• Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Riffe Ford to Arkadelphia, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'