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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 Graytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graytown 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 Graytown:
    • 34.995365, -92.636274
    • 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 Graytown
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Graytown is near Faulkner County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Graytown

Communities Also Named Graytown ...

We found five communities that are also named Graytown.

Within Arkansas, the name Graytown is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Graytown is located in Ottawa County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Graytown that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Graytown.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Graytown is located in Hickman County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Graytown that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Graytown.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Bexar County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Graytown.
      • Wilson County
      • This Graytown is located in Wilson County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graytown that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Graytown.
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Graytown is located in Barron County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the north of the Graytown that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Graytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graytown ...

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.

  • Crossroads ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Little Italy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Italy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Providence ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Providence is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sandtown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandtown is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Sweet Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Home is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • Toad Suck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Toad Suck is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck

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

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

  • Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Graytown to Perryville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Graytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Graytown 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 Graytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9954, Longitude: -92.6363       In this case, the coordinates for Graytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.437 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.846 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.489 degrees.