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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 Rochelle Riviera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rochelle Riviera 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 Rochelle Riviera:
- 36.154244, -94.017977
- 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 Rochelle 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Rochelle Riviera is near Benton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Rochelle Riviera
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rochelle 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.
- Accident
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Accident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
- Beau-O-Rama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beau-O-Rama is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau-O-Rama
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Denny Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ford
- Gulley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gulley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hickory Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hindsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pleasure Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sharp Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Ford is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ford
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- War Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- War Eagle Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
How Far From Rochelle 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 Rochelle Riviera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rochelle Riviera and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rochelle Riviera to Fayetteville, 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 138 miles [222.1 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 947 miles [1,524 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rochelle Riviera) 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 Rochelle 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 Rochelle Riviera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1542, Longitude: -94.0180 In this case, the coordinates for Rochelle Riviera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.443 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.168 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.922 degrees. |
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