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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 Spring Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Lake Estates 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 Spring Lake Estates:
- 36.361178, -92.414049
- 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 Spring Lake Estates
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Spring Lake Estates is near Marion County and also Ozark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark 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 Spring Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Spring Lake Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Spring Lake Estates.
Within Arkansas, the name Spring Lake Estates is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Spring Lake Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Lake Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spring Lake Estates.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Spring Lake Estates is located in Caddo Parish and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spring Lake Estates that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Spring Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Lake Estates ...
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.
- Amos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Fawn Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Gassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Monkey Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Three Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Brothers is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
How Far From Spring Lake Estates 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 Spring Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Lake Estates and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Lake Estates to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Lake Estates) 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 Spring Lake Estates 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 Spring Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3612, Longitude: -92.4140 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.983 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.146 degrees. |
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