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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 Spring Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake:
    • 34.482034, -92.990454
    • 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 Spring Lake
  • 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 Spring Lake ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Spring Lake.

Within Arkansas, the name Spring Lake is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Spring Lake lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Sussex County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Spring Lake.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Hernando County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Spring Lake.
      • Highlands 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 Florida community of Spring Lake [Highlands County].
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Muscogee County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Spring Lake.
      • Rabun County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Rabun County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Spring Lake.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign 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 Illinois community of Spring Lake [Champaign County].
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Lake [DuPage County].
      • Tazewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Lake [Tazewell County].
    • Indiana
      • Hancock County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Hancock County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Spring Lake.
    • Kansas
      • Meade 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 Kansas community of Spring Lake [Meade County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Lake [Pottawatomie County].
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Lake [Riley County].
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Spring Lake is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Spring Lake.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Somerset County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Spring Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Spring Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Isanti County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Isanti County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the north of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of Spring Lake.
      • Itasca County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Itasca County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the north of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Spring Lake.
      • Scott County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Scott County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the north of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Spring Lake.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 Jersey community of Spring Lake [Monmouth County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Spring Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Spring Lake.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Spring Lake.
      • Wilson County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Wilson County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Spring Lake.
    • Ohio
      • Williams 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 Ohio community of Spring Lake [Williams County].
    • Oregon
      • Klamath 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 Oregon community of Spring Lake [Klamath County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Kent County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Spring Lake.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Kershaw County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Spring Lake.
      • Lexington County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Lexington County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Spring Lake.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Spartanburg County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Spring Lake.
      • Sumter County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Sumter County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Spring Lake.
    • South Dakota
      • Kingsbury 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 South Dakota community of Spring Lake [Kingsbury County].
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Shelby County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Spring Lake.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Utah County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Spring Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara County
      • This Spring Lake is located in Waushara County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spring Lake that is located in Garland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Spring Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Lake ...

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.

  • Cove Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
    • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
  • Diamondhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
  • Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
  • Euclid Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
    • Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
  • High Point ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Garland County
  • Hot Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jones Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
    • Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
  • Lake Catherine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
  • Price
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Garland County
  • Red Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Garland County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Spring Lake once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Lake and extending to:

  • Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Lake to Little Rock, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4820, Longitude: -92.9905       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Spring Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Spring Lake 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 317.621 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.993 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.731 degrees.




 

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