Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vista Shores:
  • 36.423683, -93.904365
  • 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 Vista Shores

• 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 Vista Shores is near Carroll County and also Barry 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 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 Vista Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vista Shores ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
• Bland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Buttry ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Buttry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
• Elkhorn Tavern
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn Tavern is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Tavern
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hill Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hill Top is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Leetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leetown is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Line Store ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Line Store is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Store
• Lost Bridge Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
• Pine Top
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Top is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Tanglewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Vista Shores 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 Vista Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vista Shores and extending to:

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Vista Shores to Bentonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 148 miles [238.2 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 936 miles [1,506.3 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 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,304 miles [8,536 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'