Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bentonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bentonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bentonville
- 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 Bentonville:
- 36.372975, -94.208818
- 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 Bentonville
- 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 Bentonville is near McDonald County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bentonville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bentonville.
Within Arkansas, the name Bentonville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Fayette County
- This Bentonville is located in Fayette County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bentonville.
- Iowa
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Bentonville [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Bentonville is located in Benton County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Bentonville.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Bentonville is located in Johnston County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Bentonville.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Bentonville is located in Adams County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bentonville.
- Texas
- Jim Wells County
- This Bentonville is located in Jim Wells County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Bentonville.
- Virginia
- Warren County
- This Bentonville is located in Warren County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bentonville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bentonville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bentonville ...
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 northeast)- 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
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Electric Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Springs
- Electric Springs is located in Benton County
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hart ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Little Flock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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 northeast)- 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>
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Race ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
How Far From Bentonville 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 city such as Bentonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bentonville and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bentonville to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 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 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bentonville: www.bentonvillear.com/
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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- Bentonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bentonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3730, Longitude: -94.2088 |
| <2> | 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 Bentonville 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. |
| <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 Bentonville 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 318.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.365 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.974 degrees. |