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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 Fountain Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Lake and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fountain Lake:
- 34.613944, -92.920208
- 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 Fountain Lake
- 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 Fountain Lake is near Hot Spring County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Fountain Lake
Communities Also Named Fountain Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Fountain Lake.
Within Arkansas, the name Fountain Lake is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Fountain Lake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fountain Lake that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Fountain Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain 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.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Crows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crows is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
- Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Electric ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Electric is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
- Euclid Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- High Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hot Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Mountain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Rubicon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
How Far From Fountain Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Fountain Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain Lake and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Lake to Hot Springs, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fountain Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fountain Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6139, Longitude: -92.9202 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.679 degrees. |
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