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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 Ladd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ladd 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 Ladd:
- 34.140932, -91.909025
- 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 Ladd
- 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 Ladd 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 Ladd
Communities Also Named Ladd ...
We found seven communities that are also named Ladd.
Within Arkansas, the name Ladd is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Ladd is located in Bureau County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Ladd.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Ladd is located in Texas County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Ladd.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Ladd.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Ladd is located in Pike County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Ladd.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Ladd is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Ladd.
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Ladd is located in Liberty County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Ladd.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Ladd is located in Augusta County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ladd that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Ladd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ladd ...
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.
- Cottondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Glenlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenlake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Greenback Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Lake Dick
(8 miles [12.9 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 east)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Noble Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Terry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
How Far From Ladd 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 Ladd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ladd and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ladd to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ladd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ladd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ladd 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 Ladd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1409, Longitude: -91.9090 In this case, the coordinates for Ladd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.313 degrees. |
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