Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Rock
- 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 Little Rock:
- 43.443041, -95.883202
- 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 Little Rock
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Little Rock is near Osceola County and also Nobles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- eBird sighting report for Nobles 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 Little Rock ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Little Rock.
Within Iowa, the name Little Rock is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Little Rock is located in Escambia County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Little Rock.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Little Rock is located in Pulaski County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Little Rock.
- Idaho
- Gem County
- This Little Rock is located in Gem County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the west of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Little Rock.
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- This Little Rock is located in Kendall County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Little Rock.
- La Salle County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Little Rock [La Salle County].
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Little Rock is located in Knox County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Little Rock.
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- This Little Rock is located in Bourbon County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Little Rock.
- Estill County
- This Little Rock is located in Estill County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Little Rock.
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Little Rock [Plaquemines Parish].
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Little Rock is located in Beltrami County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Little Rock.
- Morrison County
- This Little Rock is located in Morrison County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the north northeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Little Rock.
- Nobles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Little Rock [Nobles County].
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Little Rock [Newton County].
- Missouri
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Little Rock [Saline County].
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Little Rock is located in Dillon County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Rock that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Little Rock.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Rock ...
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.
- Ash Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Edna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <5>
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Rock Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <5>
- Rushmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Little Rock 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 city such as Little Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Rock and extending to:
- Rock Rapids, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Little Rock to Rock Rapids, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Little Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4430, Longitude: -95.8832 |
| <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 Little Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Little Rock 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Little Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.131 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.057 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.435 degrees. |