Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Griffin Addition:
  • 34.587870, -87.021955
  • 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 Griffin Addition

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Griffin Addition is near Limestone County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Griffin Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffin Addition ...

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.

• Basham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Basham is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
• Burningtree Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
• Cedar Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Crowtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
• Fish Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Pond is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Pond
• Flint City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
• Harris Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Station is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sweetwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
• Wolftown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolftown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Griffin Addition and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Griffin Addition to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'