Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whelen Springs:
  • 33.831244, -93.125336
  • 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 Whelen Springs

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Whelen Springs is near Ouachita County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Whelen Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whelen Springs ...

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.

• Bluff City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
• Gum Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gum Grove is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kansas is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Lackland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lackland is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
• Reader
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Reader is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reader
  • From Whelen Springs to Reader
• Red Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Red Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Shakertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shakertown is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Trace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trace is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace

How Far From Whelen Springs 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 town such as Whelen Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whelen Springs to Arkadelphia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'