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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 Hot Springs Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hot Springs Village 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 Hot Springs Village:
- 34.672177, -92.999025
- 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 Hot Springs Village
- 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 Hot Springs Village is near Saline County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Hot Springs Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hot Springs 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.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Electric ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Electric is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
- Euclid Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Fountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- High Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jessieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Mountain Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
How Far From Hot Springs 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 community such as Hot Springs Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hot Springs Village and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hot Springs Village 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hot Springs Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hot Springs Village 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 Hot Springs Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6722, Longitude: -92.9990 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.704 degrees. |
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