Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bella Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bella Vista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bella Vista
- 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 Bella Vista:
- 36.476722, -94.255961
- 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 Bella Vista
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Bella Vista is near McDonald County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Bella Vista ...
We found ten communities that share the name Bella Vista.
Within Arkansas, the name Bella Vista is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bella Vista [Contra Costa County].
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bella Vista [Los Angeles County].
- Shasta County
- This Bella Vista is located in Shasta County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Bella Vista.
- Tulare County
- This Bella Vista is located in Tulare County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km] to the west of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Bella Vista.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Bella Vista is located in New Castle County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Bella Vista.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bella Vista is located in Hillsborough County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bella Vista.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Bella Vista is located in Lycoming County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Bella Vista.
- Philadelphia County
- This Bella Vista is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the east northeast of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Bella Vista.
- Texas
- Starr County
- This Bella Vista is located in Starr County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Bella Vista.
- Virginia
- Pulaski County
- This Bella Vista is located in Pulaski County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<2> to the east of the Bella Vista that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Bella Vista.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bella Vista ...
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.
- Blackjack Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackjack Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Corner
- Blackjack Corner is located in Benton County
- Cyclone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Dug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Griffin Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
- Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jacket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <4>
- Little Flock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Flock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <4>
- Race ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rocky Comfort ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in Benton County
How Far From Bella Vista 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 town such as Bella Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bella Vista and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bella Vista to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bella Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bella Vista 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bella Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bella Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4767, Longitude: -94.2560 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bella Vista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.628 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.425 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.978 degrees. |