Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Griff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griff
- 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 Griff:
- 40.782212, -103.007143
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Griff
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Griff is near Cheyenne County and also Sedgwick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cheyenne County
- eBird sighting report for Sedgwick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Griff ...
We found one communities that share the name Griff.
Within Colorado, the name Griff is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Griff in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Griff lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Griff that is located in Logan County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griff ...
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.
- Crook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
- Crook is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <2>
- Dailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Hayford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Jessica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Red Lion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Twin Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
- Twin Mills is located in Logan County
How Far From Griff 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 Griff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griff and extending to:
- Sterling, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Griff to Sterling, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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- Griff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7822, Longitude: -103.0071 In this case, the coordinates for Griff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Griff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.764 degrees. |