Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frisco Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frisco Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frisco Springs
- 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 Frisco Springs:
- 36.267854, -94.080202
- 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 Frisco Springs
- 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 Frisco Springs is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frisco Springs ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Beaver Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Shores
- Beaver Shores is located in Benton County
- Cross Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Cross Hollow is located in Benton County
- Disney Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disney Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney Ferry
- Disney Ferry is located in Benton County
- Electric Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Springs
- Electric Springs is located in Benton County
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hickory Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Key ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Liberty ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County
- Pleasure Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
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- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Silent Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
- Silent Grove is located in Benton County
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Van Winkle Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
- Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
- Prairie Creek
How Far From Frisco Springs 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 Frisco Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Frisco Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Frisco Springs and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frisco Springs to Bentonville, with an average speed<5> 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 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 948 miles [1,525.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 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 Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frisco Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frisco Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frisco Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2679, Longitude: -94.0802 In this case, the coordinates for Frisco Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Frisco Springs 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 318.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.932 degrees. |