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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 Blue Springs Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Springs Village and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blue Springs Village:
- 36.175522, -94.015142
- 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 Blue Springs Village
- 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 Blue Springs Village 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 Blue Springs Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Springs Village ...
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
- Beau-O-Rama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beau-O-Rama is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau-O-Rama
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cottage Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cross Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Hollow is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Denny Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denny Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ford
- Gulley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gulley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hindsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Key ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pleasure Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sharp Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Ford is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ford
- Silent Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silent Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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 east)
- Van Winkle Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
- War Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Blue Springs Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Springs Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Springs Village and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Springs Village to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> 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 139 miles [223.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Blue Springs Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blue Springs Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Springs Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1755, Longitude: -94.0151 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.443 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.917 degrees. |
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