Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spurlins Ferry:
  • 34.445090, -92.968508
  • 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 Spurlins Ferry

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spurlins Ferry ...

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.

• Cove Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Diamondhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
• Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Euclid Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
• Hot Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <1>
• Jones Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
• Lake Catherine
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Magnet Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
• Price
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Price is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Red Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak

How Far From Spurlins Ferry 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 Spurlins Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Spurlins Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'