Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sharp Ford:
  • 36.239519, -93.914642
  • 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 Sharp Ford

• 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 Sharp Ford is near Madison County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Sharp Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharp Ford ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Cottage Hill ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Denny Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Denny Ford is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ford
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hickory Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Pilgrims Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Pine Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Top is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Pleasure Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
• Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Tanglewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Van Winkle Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
• War Eagle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 southwest)
  • War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove

How Far From Sharp Ford 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 Sharp Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sharp Ford to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 940 miles [1,512.8 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 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'