Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rollinson:
  • 34.925094, -90.627884
  • 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 Rollinson

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollinson ...

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.

• Burnt Cane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Cane is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane
• Burnt Cane Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Cane Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cane Crossing
• Cody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cody is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Cut-Off Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cut-Off Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-Off Ferry
• Mud Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mud Lake is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake
• New Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Home is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Quigley Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quigley Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
• Robinson Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
• True Love Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • True Love Crossing is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Love Crossing

How Far From Rollinson 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 community such as Rollinson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Rollinson once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rollinson and extending to:

• Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rollinson to Forrest City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'