Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Prairie
- 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 Little Prairie:
- 34.818429, -91.014286
- 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 Little Prairie
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Little Prairie is near Saint Francis County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Little Prairie ...
We found four communities that share the name Little Prairie.
Within Arkansas, the name Little Prairie is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Little Prairie lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Little Prairie that is located in Lee County.
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the south of the Little Prairie that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Little Prairie.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Little Prairie.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Little Prairie is located in Walworth County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Little Prairie that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Little Prairie.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Prairie ...
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.
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Four Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Lee County
- Gill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hopper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Posey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Lee County
- Stoops ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Little Prairie 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 Little Prairie 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 community of Little Prairie once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Prairie and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Prairie to Marianna, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8184, Longitude: -91.0143 In this case, the coordinates for Little Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Little Prairie, 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 Little Prairie 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 316.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.804 degrees. |