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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 Ludwig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ludwig 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 Ludwig:
- 35.511353, -93.428749
- 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 Ludwig
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Ludwig is near Logan County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Ludwig
Communities Also Named Ludwig ...
We found three communities that are also named Ludwig.
Within Arkansas, the name Ludwig is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Ludwig [Harford County].
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Ludwig is located in Jefferson County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ludwig that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ludwig.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ludwig [Lyon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ludwig ...
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.
- Bushtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushtown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Spring is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Spring
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
How Far From Ludwig 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 Ludwig to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ludwig and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ludwig to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ludwig 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ludwig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Ludwig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ludwig 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 Ludwig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5114, Longitude: -93.4287 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.568 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.759 degrees. |
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