Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 33.729274, -95.369120
- 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 Walnut Ridge
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Walnut Ridge is near Red River County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Walnut Ridge ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Walnut Ridge.
Within Texas, the name Walnut Ridge is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Lawrence County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Walnut Ridge.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Will County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Walnut Ridge [Clark County].
- Jennings County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Carroll County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Walnut Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Wake County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lawrence County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Ridge that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Walnut Ridge.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Ridge ...
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.
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Blossom is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <4>
- Byrdtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cross Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Road have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Cross Road is located in Red River County
- Givens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Novice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Post Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Slate Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Shoals
- Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
How Far From Walnut Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Ridge and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Ridge to Paris, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7293, Longitude: -95.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Walnut Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Walnut Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Walnut Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.104 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.627 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.903 degrees. |