Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Griffithtown:
  • 34.054495, -92.959888
  • 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 Griffithtown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Griffithtown is near Dallas County and also Hot Spring County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Griffithtown

Communities Also Named Griffithtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Griffithtown.

Within Arkansas, the name Griffithtown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Cambria County
    • This Griffithtown is located in Cambria County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Griffithtown that is located in Clark County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Griffithtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffithtown ...

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.

• Central
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Central is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Daleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
• Gravel Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gravel Junction is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Junction
• Gum Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Joan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Joan is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joan
  • From Griffithtown to Joan
• Richwoods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Richwoods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Round Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Hill is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Shakertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shakertown is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Sparkman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparkman is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sparkman
  • From Griffithtown to Sparkman

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

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

• Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Griffithtown to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'