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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 Linder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linder and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Linder:
    • 35.190361, -92.372932
    • 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 Linder
  • 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 Faulkner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
    • Since Linder is near Conway County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Linder

Communities Also Named Linder ...

We found one communities that are also named Linder.

Within Arkansas, the name Linder is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Linder in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Tift County
      • This Linder is located in Tift County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Linder that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Linder.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linder ...

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.

  • Bono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bono is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Enola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Enola is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Guy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Hamlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holland is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
  • Republican
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Republican is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
  • Rolling Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Soda Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Soda Valley is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Valley
  • Sunny Gap ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Gap is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Gap
  • Twin Groves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people

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

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

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Linder to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 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 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Linder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Linder 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 Linder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1904, Longitude: -92.3729       In this case, the coordinates for Linder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.282 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.338 degrees.