Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bland Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bland Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bland Ferry

• 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 Bland Ferry:
  • 36.206187, -94.017700
  • 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 Bland Ferry

• 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 Bland Ferry 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 Bland Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bland Ferry ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Accident is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
• Beau-O-Rama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beau-O-Rama is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau-O-Rama
• Hickory Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Key ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Key is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pilgrims Rest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Pleasure Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
• Sharp Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sharp Ford is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ford
• Silver Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Van Winkle Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
• War Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • War Eagle is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
• War Eagle Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove

How Far From Bland Ferry 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 Bland Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bland Ferry to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 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 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'