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:
- 41.318090, -89.046749
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Little Rock is near Bureau County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Little Rock.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Kendall County
- This Little Rock is located in Kendall County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Little Rock.
- Kendall County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Little Rock is located in Escambia County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the south of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Little Rock.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Little Rock is located in Knox County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Little Rock.
- Iowa
- Lyon County
- This Little Rock is located in Lyon County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Little Rock.
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- This Little Rock is located in Bourbon County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 365 miles [587.4 km] to the southeast of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 400 miles [643.7 km] to the northwest of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Little Rock that is located in La Salle 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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <5>
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Farm Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Hicks Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
- Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in La Salle County
- Ladd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Ladd is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <5>
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standard <5>
- Tomahawk Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
- Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
How Far From Little Rock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Little Rock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Rock and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Rock to Ottawa, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 41.3181, Longitude: -89.0467 In this case, the coordinates for Little Rock 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 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 315.375 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.325 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.423 degrees. |