Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rivercliff Estates

• 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 Rivercliff Estates:
  • 36.338407, -93.987700
  • 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 Rivercliff Estates

• 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 Rivercliff Estates is near Carroll County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Rivercliff Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivercliff Estates ...

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 southwest)
  • Beaver Shores is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Shores
• Bland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Disney Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Disney Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney Ferry
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Key ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Key is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Lost Bridge Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Prairie Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
• Silver Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Van Winkle Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
• War Eagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • War Eagle is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle

How Far From Rivercliff Estates 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 Rivercliff Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rivercliff Estates to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 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 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'