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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 Lamar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamar 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 Lamar:
- 35.442959, -93.389586
- 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 Lamar
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Lamar is near Logan County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Lamar
Communities Also Named Lamar ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Lamar.
Within Arkansas, the name Lamar is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Lamar is located in Randolph County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Lamar.
- Colorado
- Prowers County
- This Lamar is located in Prowers County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Lamar.
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Lamar is located in Baker County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Lamar.
- Sumter County
- This Lamar is located in Sumter County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east southeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Lamar.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Lamar is located in Spencer County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Lamar.
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Lamar is located in Ottawa County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Lamar.
- Louisiana
- Franklin Parish
- This Lamar is located in Franklin Parish and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Lamar.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lamar [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Lamar is located in Benton County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lamar.
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This Lamar is located in Barton County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Lamar.
- Nebraska
- Chase County
- This Lamar is located in Chase County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Lamar.
- North Carolina
- Alleghany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lamar [Alleghany County].
- Oklahoma
- Hughes County
- This Lamar is located in Hughes County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Lamar.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Lamar is located in Clinton County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lamar.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Lamar is located in Darlington County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Lamar.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lamar [Rutherford County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lamar [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Aransas County
- This Lamar is located in Aransas County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Lamar.
- Shelby County
- This Lamar is located in Shelby County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south southwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lamar.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Lamar is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Lamar.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Lamar is located in Mercer County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lamar.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Lamar is located in Polk County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north of the Lamar that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lamar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamar ...
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.
- Bushtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bushtown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Hickeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickeytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickeytown
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ludwig
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Martin Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martin Spring is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Spring
- Montana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Lamar 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 city such as Lamar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamar and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lamar to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Lamar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lamar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lamar 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 Lamar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4430, Longitude: -93.3896 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.752 degrees. |
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