Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bull Shoals:
  • 36.374909, -92.590152
  • 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 Bull Shoals

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Bull Shoals is near Baxter County and also Ozark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark 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 Bull Shoals

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bull Shoals ...

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.

• Amos
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Amos is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Gassville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <1>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <1>
• Monkey Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
• Price Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Price Place is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
• Stone ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Three Brothers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Brothers is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers

How Far From Bull Shoals 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 Bull Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bull Shoals and extending to:

• Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bull Shoals to Yellville, 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'