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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 Lake Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Village 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 Lake Village:
    • 33.327041, -91.285950
    • 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 Lake Village
  • 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 Lake Village ...

We found eight communities that share the name Lake Village.

Within Arkansas, the name Lake Village is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Lake Village is located in Riverside County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Lake Village.
    • Indiana
      • Newton County
      • This Lake Village is located in Newton County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Lake Village.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Lake Village.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Village.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Lake Village [Prince George's County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Belknap 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 New Hampshire community of Lake Village [Belknap County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Lake Village is located in Lexington County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Lake Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lake Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Village that is located in Chicot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Village ...

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.

  • Boeuf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boeuf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeuf
    • Boeuf is located in Chicot County
  • Dewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Chicot County
  • Eminence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Chicot County
  • Gum Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
    • Gum Corner is located in Chicot County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Chicot County
  • Jennie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
    • Jennie is located in Chicot County
  • Luna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
    • Luna is located in Chicot County
  • Mason ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Chicot County
  • Maxey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
    • Maxey is located in Chicot County
  • Red Leaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Leaf
    • Red Leaf is located in Chicot County
  • Refuge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
  • Yellow Bayou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou
    • Yellow Bayou is located in Chicot County

How Far From Lake Village 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 city such as Lake Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Village and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Village 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 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3270, Longitude: -91.2860       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Village 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lake Village 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>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.
<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 Lake Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.423 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.446 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.182 degrees.









 

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