Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Dick:
  • 34.252042, -91.838745
  • 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 Lake Dick

• 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 Lake Dick is near Arkansas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Lake Dick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Dick ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
• Cottondale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Glenlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenlake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
• Greenback Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
• Hooker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hooker is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Ladd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Noble Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
• Rob Roy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Swan Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Sweden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

How Far From Lake Dick 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 Lake Dick to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Dick and extending to:

• Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Dick to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'