Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Flock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Flock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Flock
- 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 Little Flock:
- 36.385401, -94.136117
- 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 Little Flock
- 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 Little Flock is near McDonald County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Little Flock ...
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.
- Blackjack Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackjack Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Corner
- Blackjack Corner is located in Benton County
- Buttry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Electric Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hart ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Leetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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>
How Far From Little Flock 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 Little Flock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Flock and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the West.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Little Flock to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Flock. 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Flock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Flock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3854, Longitude: -94.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Little Flock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Flock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.311 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.938 degrees. |