Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longlea:
  • 34.784258, -92.421544
  • 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 Longlea

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Longlea is near Faulkner County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Longlea

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longlea ...

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.

• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Pebble Beach Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
• Pleasant Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
• Pleasant Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rainwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
• Rock Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Timber Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Turtle Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Longlea and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Longlea to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 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 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'