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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 Webbs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webbs Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Webbs Mill:
    • 35.818408, -90.566775
    • 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 Webbs 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
    • Since Webbs Mill is near Poinsett County and also Greene 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 Greene 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 Webbs Mill

Communities Also Named Webbs Mill ...

We found four communities that are also named Webbs Mill.

Within Arkansas, the name Webbs Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Lawrence County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Webbs Mill that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Webbs Mill.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Ocean County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Webbs Mill that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Webbs Mill.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Brunswick County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the east of the Webbs Mill that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Webbs Mill.
      • Craig County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Craig County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast of the Webbs Mill that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Webbs Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbs 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.

  • Buck Snort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
  • Burnt Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
  • Davis Spur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
  • Elm Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Gum Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Point is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Point
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lester is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Longwill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwill is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwill
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

How Far From Webbs 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 Webbs Mill 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<3> community of Webbs Mill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Webbs Mill and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Webbs Mill to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Webbs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Webbs Mill 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 Webbs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8184, Longitude: -90.5668       In this case, the coordinates for Webbs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.164 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.417 degrees.