Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamilton:
  • 34.424535, -93.095180
  • 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 Hamilton

• 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 Lake Hamilton is near Hot Spring County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Hamilton

Communities Also Named Lake Hamilton ...

We found one communities that are also named Lake Hamilton.

Within Arkansas, the name Lake Hamilton is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Polk County
    • This Lake Hamilton is located in Polk County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lake Hamilton that is located in Garland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lake Hamilton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hamilton ...

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.

• Diamondhead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
• Euclid Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
• Hempwallace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hempwallace is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
• Hot Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
• Kaiser Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
• Lake Catherine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Pettyview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pettyview is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Sunshine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Lake Hamilton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hamilton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hamilton to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,488 miles [12,050.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'