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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 War Eagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to War Eagle 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 War Eagle:
- 36.267728, -93.941637
- 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 War Eagle
- 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 War Eagle 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 War Eagle
Communities Also Named War Eagle ...
We found one communities that are also named War Eagle.
Within Arkansas, the name War Eagle is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named War Eagle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This War Eagle is located in Mingo County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east of the War Eagle that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of War Eagle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near War Eagle ...
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 Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Shores
- Bland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Cottage Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Denny Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ford
- Disney Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Disney Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney Ferry
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Key ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pleasure Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sharp Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Ford is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ford
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Van Winkle Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
- War Eagle Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From War Eagle 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 War Eagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in War Eagle and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from War Eagle to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> 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 141 miles [226.9 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 941 miles [1,514.4 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 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- War Eagle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 War Eagle 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 War Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2677, Longitude: -93.9416 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.402 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.134 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.867 degrees. |
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