Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grandfield:
  • 34.218267, -93.911577
  • 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 Grandfield

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Grandfield is near Howard County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Grandfield

Communities Also Named Grandfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Grandfield.

Within Arkansas, the name Grandfield is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Grandfield in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Tillman County
    • This Grandfield is located in Tillman County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west of the Grandfield that is located in Pike County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Grandfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandfield ...

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.

• Brushy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushy is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Euclid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Euclid is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Euclid
  • From Grandfield to Euclid
• Green Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Plains is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains
• Henry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henry is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Muddy Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
• Rough Edge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rough Edge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
• Slip-Up and Hitch ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slip-Up and Hitch is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slip-Up and Hitch
• Star of the West ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Star of the West is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Star of the West
  • From Grandfield to Star of the West

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

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

• Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grandfield to Murfreesboro, 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'