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 Laconia:
34.053162, -90.954274
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.
We found six communities that share the name Laconia.
Within Arkansas, the name Laconia is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Harrison County
This Laconia is located in Harrison County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Laconia.
Kansas
Meade County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Meade County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Laconia.
New Hampshire
Belknap County
This Laconia is located in Belknap County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Laconia.
Nova Scotia
This Laconia lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Desha County.
Tennessee
Fayette County
This Laconia is located in Fayette County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Laconia.
Virginia
Charlotte County
This Laconia is located in Charlotte County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laconia that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Laconia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laconia ...
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.
Dennis Landing (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Laconia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laconia and extending to:
Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laconia to Arkansas City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 from Point A (ie- Laconia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laconia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0532, Longitude: -90.9543 In this case, the coordinates for Laconia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Laconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<5>
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 Laconia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.278 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.374 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.916 degrees.