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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 Little Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Rock and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 29.887150, -89.956179
    • 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
  • 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 Louisiana, the name Little Rock is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, 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 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the north of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the north northeast of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Little Rock.
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Little Rock is located in Beltrami County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the north of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the north of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • 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 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Rock that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Little Rock.

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.

  • Concession
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concession have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
    • Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Cutoff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutoff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
    • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
  • Cypress Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • English Turn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
    • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Forest Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
    • Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
  • Frances Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Mohawk City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Port Nickel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
    • Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • River Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Scarsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Story
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Story Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
    • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
      • Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
    • Terrytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
      • Terrytown is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrytown <5>
    • Timber Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
      • Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
    • Violet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Violet is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <5>

How Far From Little Rock to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Rock to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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- 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: 29.8871, Longitude: -89.9562       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 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 parish. 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 315.246 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.615 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.184 degrees.




 

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