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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 Locke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locke 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 Locke:
- 35.673936, -94.07358
- 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 Locke
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Locke is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Locke
Communities Also Named Locke ...
We found eight communities that are also named Locke.
Within Arkansas, the name Locke is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Locke is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Locke.
- Indiana
- Elkhart County
- This Locke is located in Elkhart County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elkhart County community of Locke.
- Michigan
- Ingham 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 Locke [Ingham County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Locke is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Locke.
- North Dakota
- Ramsey 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 North Dakota community of Locke [Ramsey County].
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Locke is located in Shelby County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Locke.
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Locke is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the northwest of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Locke.
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- This Locke is located in Tyler County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locke that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Locke.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locke ...
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.
- Artist Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dean Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Springs
- Fern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Graphic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graphic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphic
- Health
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Health is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Health
- Jethro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jethro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Milton Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Ford
- Mountain Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Crest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Locke 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 Locke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locke and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Locke to Van Buren, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Locke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Locke 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Locke 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 Locke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6739, Longitude: -94.0736 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.027 degrees. |
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