Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grainville:
  • 36.840032, -97.228375
  • 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 Grainville

• 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 Kay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kay County
  • Since Grainville is near Sumner County and also Osage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Osage 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 Grainville

Communities Also Named Grainville ...

We found one communities that are also named Grainville.

Within Oklahoma, the name Grainville is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Grainville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Fremont County
    • This Grainville is located in Fremont County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grainville that is located in Kay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Grainville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grainville ...

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.

• Braman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Braman is located in Kay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <2>
• Cross ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross is located in Kay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
• Deer Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <2>
• Kildare
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kildare is located in Kay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Old Bliss
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Bliss is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bliss
• Polk
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk is located in Kay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Rainbow Bend
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
• Silverdale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
• White Eagle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • White Eagle is located in Kay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle

How Far From Grainville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grainville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Newkirk, which is the Seat of Kay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grainville to Newkirk, 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.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). 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 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'