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33.648722, -92.920164
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We found 23 communities that share the name Lester.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Lester.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Craighead County
This Lester is located in Craighead County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lester.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This Lester is located in Etowah County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Lester.
Limestone County
This Lester is located in Limestone County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Lester.
Colorado
Huerfano County
This Lester is located in Huerfano County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Lester.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Lester is located in Fulton County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lester.
Mitchell County
This Lester is located in Mitchell County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lester.
Illinois
Marion County
This Lester is located in Marion County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lester.
Indiana
Greene 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 Indiana community of Lester [Greene County].
Iowa
Black Hawk 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 Iowa community of Lester [Black Hawk County].
Lyon County
This Lester is located in Lyon County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Lester.
Kansas
Logan 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 Kansas community of Lester [Logan County].
Scott County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Scott County].
Michigan
Branch 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 Michigan community of Lester [Branch County].
Minnesota
Rice 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 Minnesota community of Lester [Rice County].
Nebraska
Webster County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Webster County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Lester.
New York
Broome County
This Lester is located in Broome County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Lester.
North Carolina
Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Lester [Wilkes County].
Ohio
Medina County
This Lester is located in Medina County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lester.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
This Lester is located in Delaware County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Lester.
South Carolina
Marlboro County
This Lester is located in Marlboro County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Lester.
Utah
Davis County
This Lester is located in Davis County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lester.
Washington
King 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 Washington community of Lester [King County].
West Virginia
Raleigh County
This Lester is located in Raleigh County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Lester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lester ...
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.
Bragg City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Lester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lester and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Lester to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6487, Longitude: -92.9202 In this case, the coordinates for Lester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Lester 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>
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 Lester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Lester 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 317.496 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.738 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.832 degrees.