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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 Gainesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gainesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gainesville:
    • 36.164788, -90.510662
    • 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 Gainesville
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Gainesville is near Clay County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Gainesville

Communities Also Named Gainesville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Gainesville.

Within Arkansas, the name Gainesville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Gainesville is located in Sumter County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gainesville.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Gainesville is located in Alachua County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Gainesville.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Gainesville is located in Hall County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Gainesville.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Gainesville is located in Allen County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Gainesville.
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gainesville [Hancock County].
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Gainesville is located in Ozark County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Gainesville.
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Gainesville is located in Wyoming County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Gainesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Tipton County
      • This Gainesville is located in Tipton County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Gainesville.
    • Texas
      • Cooke County
      • This Gainesville is located in Cooke County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Gainesville.
      • Harrison County
      • This Gainesville is located in Harrison County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gainesville.
      • Llano County
      • This Gainesville is located in Llano County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the southwest of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Gainesville.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Gainesville is located in Prince William County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Gainesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville ...

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.

  • Camp Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Ground is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
  • Commissary ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Commissary is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary
  • Cotton Belt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Belt is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Belt
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hillside is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hooker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hooker is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
  • Marmaduke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paris is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Stonewall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Twin Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Unity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Unity is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gainesville and extending to:

  • Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Gainesville to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gainesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1648, Longitude: -90.5107       In this case, the coordinates for Gainesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.15 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.51 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.323 degrees.