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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 Lambethville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lambethville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lambethville:
    • 35.378696, -90.181483
    • 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 Lambethville
  • 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Since Lambethville is near Mississippi County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Lambethville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambethville ...

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.

  • Birdsong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Booker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Booker is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Deans Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
  • Deckerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
  • Dimple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
  • Island Forty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
  • James Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
  • Jester ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jester is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
  • Joiner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Locke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Locke is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • Stacy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stacy is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lambethville to Marion, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lambethville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lambethville 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 Lambethville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3787, Longitude: -90.1815       In this case, the coordinates for Lambethville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.888 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.101 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.334 degrees.