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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 Lost Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost Corner 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 Lost Corner:
- 35.571746, -92.834056
- 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 Lost Corner
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Lost Corner is near Van Buren County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Lost Corner
Communities Also Named Lost Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Lost Corner.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Lost Corner.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Lost Corner in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Conway County
- This Lost Corner is located in Conway County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lost Corner that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Lost Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Lost Corner is located in Clarke County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost Corner that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Lost Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Corner ...
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.
- Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Chimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chimes is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimes
- Edge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Gobblers Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gobblers Point is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Point
- Hector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Okay ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Okay is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
- Old Liberty ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Raspberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raspberry is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Tag
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tag is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tag
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
- Zion Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Lost Corner 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 Lost Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost Corner and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Corner to Russellville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Lost Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lost Corner 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 Lost Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5717, Longitude: -92.8341 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.128 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.479 degrees. |
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