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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rambo Riviera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rambo Riviera and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rambo Riviera:
    • 36.308407, -93.904364
    • 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 Rambo Riviera
  • 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 Rambo Riviera is near Madison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Rambo Riviera

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rambo Riviera ...

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.

  • Bland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bland is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Cottage Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lost Bridge Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
  • Pine Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pine Top is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
  • Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Sharp Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sharp Ford is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ford
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tanglewood is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • War Eagle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • War Eagle is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle

How Far From Rambo Riviera 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 Rambo Riviera to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rambo Riviera and extending to:

  • Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rambo Riviera to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> 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 142 miles [228.5 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rambo Riviera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rambo Riviera 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 Rambo Riviera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3084, Longitude: -93.9044       In this case, the coordinates for Rambo Riviera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.115 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.843 degrees.