Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Graysonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graysonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Graysonia
- 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 Graysonia:
- 34.127046, -93.439903
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Graysonia
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Graysonia is near Pike County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Hot Spring 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graysonia ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Clear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Delight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Delight is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <2>
- Elk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Haretown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Majors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Meeks Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Settlement
- Meeks Settlement is located in Clark County
- Nutts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Pike Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Junction
- Pike Junction is located in Clark County
How Far From Graysonia 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 Graysonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Graysonia once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Graysonia and extending to:
- Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Graysonia to Arkadelphia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyarkansas.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Graysonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graysonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graysonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1270, Longitude: -93.4399 In this case, the coordinates for Graysonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Graysonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.986 degrees. |