Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wittsburg 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 Wittsburg Ferry:
  • 35.218144, -90.697888
  • 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 Wittsburg 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Since Wittsburg Ferry is near Saint Francis County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Wittsburg Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wittsburg 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.

• Colt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
• Cottonwood Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
• Flag Lake Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
• Hicks Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Station
• Love Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Love Place is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
• Meadow Cliff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Cliff is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cliff
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Princedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Princedale is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Rose Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Place is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place

How Far From Wittsburg Ferry 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 Wittsburg 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 Wittsburg Ferry and extending to:

• Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies just to the West.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wittsburg Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 793 miles [1,276.2 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 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'