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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 Grassland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grassland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grassland:
    • 34.298425, -85.588296
    • 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 Grassland
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Grassland is near DeKalb County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Grassland

Communities Also Named Grassland ...

We found nine communities that are also named Grassland.

Within Alabama, the name Grassland is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Grassland lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of Grassland [Saint Clair County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd County
      • This Grassland is located in Boyd County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Grassland.
      • Edmonson 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 Kentucky community of Grassland [Edmonson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Grassland is located in Delaware County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Grassland.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Grassland is located in Williamson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Grassland.
    • Texas
      • Lynn County
      • This Grassland is located in Lynn County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynn County community of Grassland.
    • Virginia
      • Orange County
      • This Grassland is located in Orange County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grassland that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Grassland.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison 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 West Virginia community of Grassland [Harrison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassland ...

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.

  • Blanche
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blanche is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Broomtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
  • Cedar Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Congo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Congo is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Cornwall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
  • Dewey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewey is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Lickskillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little River is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River

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

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

  • Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grassland to Centre, 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grassland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Grassland 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>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 Grassland 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 Grassland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2984, Longitude: -85.5883       In this case, the coordinates for Grassland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.603 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.634 degrees.