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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 Landmark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landmark 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 Landmark:
    • 34.61114, -92.319484
    • 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 Landmark
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Landmark is near Saline County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Landmark

Communities Also Named Landmark ...

We found eight communities that are also named Landmark.

Within Arkansas, the name Landmark is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby 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 Alabama community of Landmark [Shelby County].
    • Idaho
      • Valley County
      • This Landmark is located in Valley County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Landmark.
    • Manitoba
      • This Landmark lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<2> to the north of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Landmark [Howard County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Landmark is located in Lexington County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the east of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Landmark.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Landmark is located in Knox County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Landmark.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Landmark is located in Campbell County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Landmark.
      • Fauquier County
      • This Landmark is located in Fauquier County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east northeast of the Landmark that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Landmark.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landmark ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Deer Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
  • Iron Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Mabelvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponderosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Rusty Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
  • Skylark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
  • Woodland Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
  • Woodyardville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Landmark to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 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 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 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Landmark 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Landmark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Landmark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Landmark 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 Landmark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6111, Longitude: -92.3195    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.199 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.518 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.413 degrees.