Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rome City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rome City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rome City
- 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 Rome City:
- 36.394523, -94.600776
- 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 Rome City
- 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 Rome City is near Delaware County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for McDonald 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 Rome City ...
We found one communities that share the name Rome City.
Within Arkansas, the name Rome City is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rome City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rome City ...
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.
- Cave ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Checks Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
- Checks Corner is located in Benton County
- Cherokee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Eldorado Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Springs
- Eldorado Springs is located in Benton County
- Falling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
- Falling Springs is located in Benton County
- Jaybird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Maysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Rome City 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 Rome City 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 Rome City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rome City and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rome City to Bentonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 from Point A (ie- Rome City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rome City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3945, Longitude: -94.6008 In this case, the coordinates for Rome City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Rome City, 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 Rome City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.154 degrees. |