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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 Linn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linn 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 Linn:
    • 34.188987, -91.712629
    • 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 Linn
  • 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 Linn 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 Linn

Communities Also Named Linn ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Linn.

Within Arkansas, the name Linn is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Wabash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Linn [Wabash County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Linn [Linn County].
    • Kansas
      • Washington County
      • This Linn is located in Washington County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Linn.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Linn is located in Sunflower County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Linn.
    • Missouri
      • Osage County
      • This Linn is located in Osage County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the north of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Linn.
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This Linn is located in Pike County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Linn.
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This Linn is located in Marshall County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the west of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Linn.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Linn [Linn County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Linn is located in Fayette County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Linn.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Linn is located in Hidalgo County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Linn.
    • West Virginia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Linn is located in Gilmer County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Linn that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Linn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linn ...

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.

  • Cornerstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
  • Cottondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cottondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • English
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • English is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Grady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenback Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
  • Jones Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Lake Dick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Noble Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
  • Silt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Silt is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Swan Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Sweden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sweden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

How Far From Linn to ...

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 Linn 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<4> community of Linn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Linn and extending to:

  • Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Linn to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Linn 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.
<2>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- Linn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Linn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Linn 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 Linn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1890, Longitude: -91.7126       In this case, the coordinates for Linn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.772 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.966 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.22 degrees.