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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 Grigsby Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grigsby Ferry 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 Grigsby Ferry:
    • 34.878697, -87.104735
    • 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 Grigsby Ferry
  • 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Since Grigsby Ferry is near Lauderdale County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Grigsby Ferry

Communities Also Named Grigsby Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Grigsby Ferry.

Within Alabama, the name Grigsby Ferry is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Grigsby Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This Grigsby Ferry is located in Independence County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grigsby Ferry that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Grigsby Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grigsby Ferry ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cairo is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cartwright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cross Key
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cross Key is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
  • Easter Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Leggtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Leggtown is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
  • Persimmon Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Poplar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Shanghai
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shanghai is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
  • Shoemaker Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoemaker Springs is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Springs
  • Walnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grigsby Ferry to Athens, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Grigsby Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Grigsby Ferry 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 Grigsby Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8787, Longitude: -87.1047       In this case, the coordinates for Grigsby Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.937 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.777 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.124 degrees.