Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prairie Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairie Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prairie Grove
- 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 Prairie Grove:
- 33.422614, -91.762629
- 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 Prairie Grove
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Prairie Grove is near Ashley County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for Bradley 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
Communities Also Named Prairie Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Prairie Grove.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Prairie Grove.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Washington County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Washington County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Prairie Grove.
- Washington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Prairie Grove.
- Iowa
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Prairie Grove [Clarke County].
- Des Moines County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the north of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Prairie Grove.
- Kansas
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prairie Grove [Republic County].
- Manitoba
- This Prairie Grove lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the north of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Prairie Grove.
- Limestone County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the west southwest of the Prairie Grove that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Prairie Grove.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Grove ...
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.
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fountain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Goose Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Goose Hollow is located in Drew County
- Jordan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Sasafras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
- Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Valley Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Drew County
How Far From Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairie Grove and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Grove to Monticello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4226, Longitude: -91.7626 In this case, the coordinates for Prairie Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Prairie Grove 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Prairie Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.369 degrees. |