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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 Lakeway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeway 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 Lakeway:
    • 36.338680, -92.768501
    • 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 Lakeway
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Lakeway is near Boone County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Lakeway

Communities Also Named Lakeway ...

We found two communities that are also named Lakeway.

Within Arkansas, the name Lakeway is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Lakeway is located in Travis County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeway that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Lakeway.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Lakeway is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeway that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Lakeway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeway ...

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.

  • George's Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • George's Creek is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
  • Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
  • Lead Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monarch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monarch is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Peel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Snow is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Stone ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stone is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Turkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Turkey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
  • Yellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zinc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Zinc is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people

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

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

  • Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeway to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Lakeway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lakeway 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 Lakeway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3387, Longitude: -92.7685       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.631 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.248 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.313 degrees.