Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lonsdale:
  • 34.545028, -92.810515
  • 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 Lonsdale

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

Communities Also Named Lonsdale ...

We found four communities that are also named Lonsdale.

Within Arkansas, the name Lonsdale is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located 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 ...
  • Minnesota
    • Rice County
    • This Lonsdale is located in Rice County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the north of the Lonsdale that is located in Garland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Lonsdale.
  • Ontario
    • This Lonsdale lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lonsdale that is located in Garland County.
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence County
    • This Lonsdale is located in Providence County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lonsdale that is located in Garland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Lonsdale.
  • Tennessee
    • Knox County
    • This Lonsdale is located in Knox County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lonsdale that is located in Garland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Lonsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lonsdale ...

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.

• Alum ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alum is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
• Cove Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Crows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crows is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
• Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Fairplay ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairplay is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Fountain Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• High Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Point is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Jones Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
• Kentucky
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentucky is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
• Magnet Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
• Price
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Price is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Rockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Rubicon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rubicon is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon

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

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

• Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lonsdale to Hot Springs, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'