|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mason Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mason Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mason Valley:
- 36.297827, -94.349886
- 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 Mason Valley
- 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 Mason Valley is near Washington County and also McDonald 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mason Valley
Communities Also Named Mason Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Mason Valley.
Within Arkansas, the name Mason Valley is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Mason Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Mason Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason Valley ...
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.
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Castleville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castleville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Eagle Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 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 south)
- Hoover is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Pond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Mason Valley 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 Mason Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mason Valley and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mason Valley to Bentonville, with an average speed<3> 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 159 miles [255.9 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 962 miles [1,548.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mason Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mason Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mason Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mason Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2978, Longitude: -94.3499 In this case, the coordinates for Mason Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.052 degrees. |
|
|