Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eagle Corner:
  • 36.301745, -94.367711
  • 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 Eagle Corner

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Eagle Corner is near Washington County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Eagle Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Corner ...

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.

• Castleville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Castleville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Crown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crown is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Healing Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Healing Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Highfill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
• Hoover ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoover is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Mason Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mason Valley is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
• Pond ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pond is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

How Far From Eagle Corner 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 Eagle Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Corner to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'