Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beau-O-Rama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beau-O-Rama and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beau-O-Rama

• 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 Beau-O-Rama:
  • 36.146466, -94.059923
  • 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 Beau-O-Rama

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Beau-O-Rama is near Benton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Beau-O-Rama

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beau-O-Rama ...

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.

• Accident
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Accident is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
• Barbara ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbara is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbara
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gulley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gulley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
• Harris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harris is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hickory Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pilgrims Rest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Pleasure Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silent Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silent Grove is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
• Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• War Eagle Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove

How Far From Beau-O-Rama 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 Beau-O-Rama to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beau-O-Rama and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Beau-O-Rama to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'