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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 Grassy Lake Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grassy Lake Bottom 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 Grassy Lake Bottom:
    • 35.268143, -90.395934
    • 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 Grassy Lake Bottom
  • 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Since Grassy Lake Bottom is near Cross County and also Saint Francis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis 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 Grassy Lake Bottom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassy Lake Bottom ...

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.

  • Booker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Booker is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Harvard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Harvard is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • James Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
  • Love Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Love Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
  • New Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • New Shady Grove is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shady Grove
  • Poindexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
  • Rose Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shell Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Sunset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Three Forks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Twist
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Twist is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
    • Twist Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry
    • Wildcat ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Grassy Lake Bottom to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grassy Lake Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grassy Lake Bottom and extending to:

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grassy Lake Bottom to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grassy Lake Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Grassy Lake Bottom 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 Grassy Lake Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2681, Longitude: -90.3959       In this case, the coordinates for Grassy Lake Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.017 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.235 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.449 degrees.