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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Stegall:
    • 35.607302, -91.140124
    • 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 Stegall
  • 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 Stegall is near Poinsett County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Stegall

Communities Also Named Stegall ...

We found four communities that are also named Stegall.

Within Arkansas, the name Stegall is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Stegall is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stegall that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Stegall.
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stegall that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Stegall.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Stegall is located in Henderson County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east of the Stegall that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Stegall.
    • Texas
      • Bailey County
      • This Stegall is located in Bailey County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west of the Stegall that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Stegall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stegall ...

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.

  • Airport Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Erwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Erwin is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Grubbs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Island Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Island Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
  • Johnstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Murphys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
  • Stringers Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
  • Uno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uno is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stegall and extending to:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stegall to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stegall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Stegall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stegall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6073, Longitude: -91.1401       In this case, the coordinates for Stegall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.518 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.86 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.712 degrees.