Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Levit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levit and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Levit

• 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 Levit:
  • 33.683997, -92.354872
  • 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 Levit

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Levit is near Bradley County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Levit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Levit ...

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.

• Big Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Big Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Chambersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• Cross Roads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Ebenezer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Gin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gin is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
• Green Hall ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Hall is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hall
• Hebron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Kingsland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Lacy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacy is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Meek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Meek is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek
• Orlando
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Orlando is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Summerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

How Far From Levit to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Levit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Levit once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Levit and extending to:

• Hampton, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Levit to Hampton, with an average speed<3> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,368 miles [8,639 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'