Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnut Corner:
  • 36.040348, -90.775670
  • 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 Walnut Corner

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Walnut Corner is near Lawrence County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Walnut Corner

Communities Also Named Walnut Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Corner.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Walnut Corner.

Beyond Arkansas.

• Communities Located In Arkansas ...
  • Phillips County
    • This Walnut Corner is located in Phillips County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south of the Walnut Corner that is located in Greene County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Walnut Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Corner ...

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.

• Aa Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
• Bono
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
• Commissary ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Commissary is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary
• Dorothy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dorothy is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Ebenezer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fiftysix
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
• Finch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Finch is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
• Light
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Light is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Pauls Switch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
• Ponders
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ponders is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Whiskerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Whiskerville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

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

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

• Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Corner to Paragould, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'