Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gritney:
  • 30.838242, -85.830211
  • 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 Gritney

• 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Gritney is near Washington County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Gritney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gritney ...

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.

• Baker Settlement
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Settlement is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Settlement
• Bounds Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bounds Crossing is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossing
• Caryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <1>
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickory Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Highnote
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Highnote is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highnote
• Hobbs Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
• Holland Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
• Pleasant Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Head
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head
• Prosperity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Prosperity is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Royals Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Royals Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Crossroads
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Bonifay, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gritney to Bonifay, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'