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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 Rocky Comfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort:
- 36.465909, -94.301321
- 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 Rocky Comfort
- 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 Rocky Comfort is near McDonald County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Rocky Comfort
Communities Also Named Rocky Comfort ...
We found two communities that are also named Rocky Comfort.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Rocky Comfort.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rocky Comfort in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Little River County
- This Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south of the Rocky Comfort that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Rocky Comfort.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- McDonald County
- This Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rocky Comfort that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Rocky Comfort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Comfort ...
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.
- Blackjack Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackjack Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Corner
- Cyclone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Deep Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deep Ford is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
- Dug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dug Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Eagle Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
- Elk Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Springs is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
- Griffin Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
- Hart ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Jacket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jacket is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacket
- Jane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Little Flock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Mason Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pond ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Race ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Race is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sugar Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rocky Comfort once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Comfort and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Comfort to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Comfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Rocky Comfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4659, Longitude: -94.3013 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.001 degrees. |
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