Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Grand Glaise:
  • 35.489804, -91.375408
  • 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 Old Grand Glaise

• 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 Old Grand Glaise is near White County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Old Grand Glaise

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Grand Glaise ...

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.

• Coffeeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Coffeeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
• Elmo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Elmo is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Horseshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Island Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
• Macks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Macks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks
• Nuckles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nuckles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles
• Olyphant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Olyphant is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Possum Grape
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Possum Grape is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Grape
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Old Grand Glaise 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 community such as Old Grand Glaise to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Grand Glaise and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Grand Glaise to Newport, with an average speed<2> 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 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'