Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodland Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodland 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 Woodland Corner:
- 35.966738, -90.036757
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woodland 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Woodland Corner is near Dunklin County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
- eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodland Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Woodland Corner.
Within Arkansas, the name Woodland Corner is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Woodland Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Woodland Corner is located in Burnett County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the north of the Woodland Corner that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Woodland Corner.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland 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.
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dearman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Half Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Leachville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
- Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Little Green Store
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Green Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
- Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County
- Stark City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Temples Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
- Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
How Far From Woodland 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 Woodland Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Corner and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodland Corner to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Woodland Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9667, Longitude: -90.0368 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Woodland Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.152 degrees. |