Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bentonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bentonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bentonville
- 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 Bentonville:
- 38.831614, -78.317401
- 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 Bentonville
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Bentonville is near Page County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Page County
- eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Bentonville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bentonville.
Within Virginia, the name Bentonville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Bentonville is located in Benton County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Bentonville.
- Indiana
- Fayette County
- This Bentonville is located in Fayette County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bentonville.
- Iowa
- Wayne 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 Iowa community of Bentonville [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Bentonville is located in Benton County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Bentonville.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Bentonville is located in Johnston County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Bentonville.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Bentonville is located in Adams County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bentonville.
- Texas
- Jim Wells County
- This Bentonville is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bentonville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Bentonville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bentonville ...
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.
- Burners Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burners Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burners Ford
- Burners Ford is located in Page County
- Deer Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Fourway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Merrymount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Merrymount is located in Warren County
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
- Overall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Seven Fountains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
How Far From Bentonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bentonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bentonville and extending to:
- Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bentonville to Front Royal, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bentonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bentonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bentonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8316, Longitude: -78.3174 |
| <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 Bentonville 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 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 Bentonville 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 308.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.28 degrees. |