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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 Grubbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grubbs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grubbs:
- 35.651781, -91.074484
- 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 Grubbs
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Grubbs is near Poinsett County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Grubbs
Communities Also Named Grubbs ...
We found three communities that are also named Grubbs.
Within Arkansas, the name Grubbs is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Grubbs [Barbour County].
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Grubbs is located in Chatham County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Grubbs that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Grubbs.
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Grubbs is located in Jackson County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Grubbs that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Grubbs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grubbs ...
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.
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Credit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Credit is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit
- Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Murphys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Stringers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
- Tuckerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Grubbs 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 Grubbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grubbs and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grubbs to Newport, with an average speed<4> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Grubbs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Grubbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Grubbs 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 Grubbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6518, Longitude: -91.0745 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.675 degrees. |
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