Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olmstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olmstead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olmstead
- 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 Olmstead:
- 34.943144, -92.212372
- 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 Olmstead
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Olmstead is near Faulkner County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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
Communities Also Named Olmstead ...
We found five communities that share the name Olmstead.
Within Arkansas, the name Olmstead is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olmstead ...
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.
- Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Crystal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Eureka Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Garden
- Eureka Garden is located in Pulaski County
- Gravel Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Ridge
- Gravel Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravel Ridge <4>
- Greyhawk Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greyhawk Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyhawk Addition
- Greyhawk Addition is located in Lonoke County
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Head ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Marche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Melanie Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melanie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie Park
- Melanie Park is located in Pulaski County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lonoke County
- Tanglewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County
- Timber Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Zion Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs
How Far From Olmstead 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 Olmstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olmstead and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Olmstead to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,304 miles [8,536 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olmstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olmstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9431, Longitude: -92.2124 In this case, the coordinates for Olmstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Olmstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Olmstead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.309 degrees. |