Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prairie Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairie Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prairie Creek
- 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 Prairie Creek:
- 36.342024, -94.061521
- 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 Prairie Creek
- 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 Prairie Creek is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Prairie Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Prairie Creek.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Prairie Creek.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Sebastian County
- This Prairie Creek is located in Sebastian County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south of the Prairie Creek that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Prairie Creek.
- Sebastian County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Prairie Creek is located in Lake County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prairie Creek that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Prairie Creek.
- Will County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prairie Creek [Will County].
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prairie Creek that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Prairie Creek.
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Prairie Creek [Ionia County].
- Oregon
- Wallowa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Prairie Creek [Wallowa County].
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east of the Prairie Creek that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Prairie Creek.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Creek ...
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.
- Beaver Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Shores
- Beaver Shores is located in Benton County
- Disney Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disney Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Springs
- Electric Springs is located in Benton County
- Key ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
- Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
How Far From Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairie Creek and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Prairie Creek to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 946 miles [1,522.4 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 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Creek. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prairie Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3420, Longitude: -94.0615 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Prairie Creek 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Prairie Creek 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 318.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.244 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.91 degrees. |