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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 Langford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langford 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 Langford:
    • 34.167599, -91.595682
    • 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 Langford
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Langford is near Lincoln County and also Arkansas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas 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 Langford

Communities Also Named Langford ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Langford.

Within Arkansas, the name Langford is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Langford lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Colorado community of Langford [Boulder County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle 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 Kentucky community of Langford [Rockcastle County].
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Langford is located in Kent County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Langford.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Langford is located in Rankin County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Langford.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Langford is located in Erie County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Langford.
    • Ontario
      • This Langford lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • This Langford is located in Marshall County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Langford.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Langford is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Langford.
      • Weber County
      • This Langford is located in Weber County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the west northwest of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Langford.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Langford is located in Albemarle County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langford that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Langford.
      • Hanover 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 Virginia community of Langford [Hanover County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langford ...

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.

  • Bicker Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bicker Crossing is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicker Crossing
  • Cornerstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
  • English
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • English is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Fish Dock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fish Dock is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Dock
  • Grady
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenback Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
  • Jones Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Lodge Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodge Corner is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Corner
  • Silt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Silt is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Swan Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Sweden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sweden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

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

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

  • Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Langford to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 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 from Point A (ie- Langford) 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 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 Langford 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 Langford 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 Langford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1676, Longitude: -91.5957       In this case, the coordinates for Langford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.875 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.173 degrees.