Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gravette:
  • 36.419843, -94.445268
  • 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 Gravette

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Gravette is near McDonald County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Gravette

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravette ...

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.

• Cave ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cave is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
• Checks Corner ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Checks Corner is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
• Eldorado Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldorado Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Springs
• Falling Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
• Jaybird ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jaybird is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Maysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Maysville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Pond ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
• Race ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Race is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race
• Rocky Comfort ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Comfort is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
• Rome City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rome City is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
• Round Top ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Top is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <1>

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

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

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gravette to Bentonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'