Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lavaca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lavaca and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lavaca
- 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 Lavaca:
- 35.336205, -94.173008
- 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 Lavaca
- 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 Sebastian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
- Since Lavaca is near Crawford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Lavaca ...
We found two communities that share the name Lavaca.
Within Arkansas, the name Lavaca is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Nebraska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavaca ...
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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Bloomer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Burnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Catcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County
- Diamond Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Sebastian County
- Fidelity ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenny Lind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Old Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Jenny Lind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jenny Lind
- Old Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
How Far From Lavaca 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 city such as Lavaca to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lavaca and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lavaca to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lavaca: www.cityoflavaca.com/
The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Lavaca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lavaca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3362, Longitude: -94.1730 |
| <2> | 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 Lavaca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 Lavaca to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.475 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.127 degrees. |