Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Lexington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Lexington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Lexington
- 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 Old Lexington:
- 35.719800, -92.410991
- 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 Old Lexington
- 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Old Lexington is near Van Buren County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Searcy 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Lexington ...
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.
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Flag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Half Moon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Harness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kinderhook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Van Buren County
- Mozart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pee Dee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Plant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Poe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Rushing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
How Far From Old Lexington 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 Old Lexington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Lexington and extending to:
- Mountain View, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Lexington to Mountain View, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Lexington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Lexington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7198, Longitude: -92.4110 In this case, the coordinates for Old Lexington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Lexington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.261 degrees. |