Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenlake:
  • 34.193432, -91.889302
  • 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 Glenlake

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Glenlake is near Lincoln County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Glenlake

Communities Also Named Glenlake ...

We found one communities that are also named Glenlake.

Within Arkansas, the name Glenlake is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Glenlake in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Glenlake is located in Bucks County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenlake that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Glenlake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenlake ...

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.

• Cornerstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
• Cottondale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Greenback Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
• Hooker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hooker is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Ladd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ladd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
• Lake Dick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Noble Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
• Rob Roy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Sweden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sweden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
• Terry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Terry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Glenlake 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 community such as Glenlake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Glenlake to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'