Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Griswold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griswold and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griswold
- 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 Griswold:
- 41.234753, -95.139690
- 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 Griswold
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Griswold is near Montgomery County and also Pottawattamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie 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 Griswold ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Griswold.
Within Iowa, the name Griswold is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Griswold lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Griswold that is located in Cass County.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Griswold is located in Chautauqua County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the east of the Griswold that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Griswold.
- Genesee County
- This Griswold is located in Genesee County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the east northeast of the Griswold that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Griswold.
- North Dakota
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griswold ...
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.
- Carson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Grove City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Indiantown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Cass County
- Lewis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <3>
- Lincoln Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
- Strand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Sycamore Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Tenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Griswold 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 city such as Griswold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griswold and extending to:
- Atlantic, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Griswold to Atlantic, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griswold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Griswold could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griswold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griswold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2348, Longitude: -95.1397 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Griswold to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.528 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.518 degrees. |