Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pea Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pea Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pea Ridge
- 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 Pea Ridge:
- 35.321784, -82.098444
- 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 Pea Ridge
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Pea Ridge is near Rutherford County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Pea Ridge ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Pea Ridge.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Pea Ridge.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Washington County
- Yadkin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pea Ridge [DeKalb County].
- Escambia County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pea Ridge.
- Fayette County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Fayette County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pea Ridge.
- Madison County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pea Ridge.
- Marion County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the west southwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pea Ridge.
- Shelby County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Shelby County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the west southwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pea Ridge.
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Benton County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Pea Ridge.
- Desha County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Desha County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Pea Ridge.
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Estill County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Pea Ridge.
- Fleming County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north northwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Pea Ridge.
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pea Ridge [Scott County].
- Todd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pea Ridge [Todd County].
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Clay County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pea Ridge.
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pea Ridge [DeKalb County].
- Lawrence County
- This Pea Ridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west of the Pea Ridge that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pea Ridge.
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pea Ridge ...
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.
- Bob ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Polk County
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Polk County
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Riverbend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Polk County
- Sandy Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Sandy Plains is located in Polk County
- Sunny View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny View
- Sunny View is located in Polk County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Pea Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pea Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pea Ridge and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pea Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pea Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pea Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pea Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3218, Longitude: -82.0984 In this case, the coordinates for Pea Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pea Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pea Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.953 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.971 degrees. |