Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Crystal Springs Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Springs Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crystal Springs Landing

• 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 Crystal Springs Landing:
  • 34.547314, -93.361300
  • 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 Crystal Springs Landing

• 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 Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
  • Since Crystal Springs Landing is near Montgomery County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring 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 Crystal Springs Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Springs Landing ...

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.

• Bear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bear is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
• Bucksville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bucksville is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
• Crystal Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Fir ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fir is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
• Little Fir Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Fir Landing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Landing
• Lucky ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucky is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Peak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
• Royal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Royal is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <1>
• Ruble
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ruble is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble
• Silver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silver is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
• Sunshine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Crystal Springs Landing 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 Crystal Springs Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crystal Springs Landing and extending to:

• Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Springs Landing to Hot Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'