Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamb and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamb
- 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 Lamb:
- 34.267597, -92.069587
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lamb
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Lamb is near Grant County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lamb ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lamb.
Within Arkansas, the name Lamb is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lamb [Jefferson County].
- Morgan County
- This Lamb is located in Morgan County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lamb that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lamb.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Lamb is located in Kenton County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lamb that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Lamb.
- Monroe County
- This Lamb is located in Monroe County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast of the Lamb that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lamb.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Lamb is located in Marion County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the north of the Lamb that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lamb.
- Pettis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lamb [Pettis County].
- Tennessee
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamb ...
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.
- Bruce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Grant County
- College Park ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Jefferson County
- Double Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- English Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
- English Place is located in Jefferson County
- Faith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Glenlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Plain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Samples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Lamb 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 Lamb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Lamb once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamb and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lamb to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lamb 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. |
| <2> | 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- Lamb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2676, Longitude: -92.0696 In this case, the coordinates for Lamb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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 Lamb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lamb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.251 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.362 degrees. |