Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spriggs Mill:
  • 35.452582, -91.319851
  • 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 Spriggs Mill

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Spriggs Mill is near Woodruff County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Spriggs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spriggs Mill ...

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.

• Coffeeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffeeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Horseshoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Island Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
• Nuckles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nuckles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles
• Olyphant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olyphant is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
• Overcup
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overcup is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Possum Grape
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Possum Grape is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Grape
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Spriggs Mill 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 Spriggs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spriggs Mill to Newport, with an average speed<2> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'