Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 39.969321, -122.786393
  • 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 Place

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffin Place ...

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.

• Cold Fork
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Fork is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Fork
• Deadman Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
• Hammer Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
• Hardy Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardy Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Place
• Haven Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Haven Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
• Leonard Place ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
• Mary Ellen Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
• Mitchell Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
• Pettyjohn Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
• Skinner Mill Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Griffin Place and extending to:

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Griffin Place to Red Bluff, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'