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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 Griffin Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffin Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 31.307949, -85.871050
- 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 Heights
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Griffin Heights is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Griffin Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Griffin Heights.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Griffin Heights.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Griffin Heights in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Houston County
- This Griffin Heights is located in Houston County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east of the Griffin Heights that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Griffin Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Griffin Heights is located in Hall County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Griffin Heights that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Griffin Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffin Heights ...
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.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Olivers Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Regency Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Shell Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Singing Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Griffin Heights 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 Griffin Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griffin Heights and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Griffin Heights to Elba, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Griffin Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Griffin Heights 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 Griffin Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3079, Longitude: -85.8710 In this case, the coordinates for Griffin Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.976 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.393 degrees. |
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