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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 Lutherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutherville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lutherville:
    • 35.483971, -93.277956
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lutherville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lutherville ...

We found one communities that share the name Lutherville.

Within Arkansas, the name Lutherville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Lutherville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Lutherville is located in Baltimore County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lutherville that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Lutherville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutherville ...

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.

  • Bullfrog Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullfrog Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog Valley
    • Bullfrog Valley is located in Pope County
  • Clarksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Famous ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Pope County
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Pope County
  • Hickeytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickeytown
    • Hickeytown is located in Johnson County
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Johnson County
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Johnson County
  • London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ludwig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
  • Martin Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Spring
    • Martin Spring is located in Johnson County
  • Strawberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
  • Treat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat
    • Treat is located in Pope County

How Far From Lutherville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lutherville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lutherville to Clarksville, with an average speed<4> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lutherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lutherville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lutherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4840, Longitude: -93.2780       In this case, the coordinates for Lutherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lutherville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.898 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.446 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.695 degrees.









 

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