Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ionia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ionia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ionia
- 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 Ionia:
- 36.332578, -94.514662
- 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 Ionia
- 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 Ionia is near Delaware County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for McDonald 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
Communities Also Named Ionia ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Ionia.
Within Arkansas, the name Ionia is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Ionia is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ionia that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Ionia.
- Ontario County
- This Ionia is located in Ontario County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east northeast of the Ionia that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Ionia.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ionia ...
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.
- Cave ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cherokee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Benton County
- Crown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dawn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Eldorado Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Springs
- Eldorado Springs is located in Benton County
- Falling Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
- Falling Springs is located in Benton County
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jaybird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Pond ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rome City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
How Far From Ionia 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 Ionia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ionia and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ionia to Bentonville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ionia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ionia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Ionia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ionia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3326, Longitude: -94.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Ionia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Ionia 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 318.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.593 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.123 degrees. |