Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gainsboro:
  • 35.796743, -91.531525
  • 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 Gainsboro

• 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
  • Since Gainsboro is near Sharp County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Gainsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainsboro ...

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.

• Charlotte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Charlotte is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Hickory Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Meadow Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Quail Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sharp
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sharp is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Sulphur Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gainsboro and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gainsboro to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'