Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Griffin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griffin
- 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:
- 39.446702, -87.654748
- 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 Griffin
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Griffin is near Edgar County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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 Griffin ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Griffin.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Griffin.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Griffin is located in Cherokee County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Griffin.
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Griffin [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Griffin is located in Hillsborough County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Griffin.
- Polk County
- This Griffin is located in Polk County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the south southeast of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Griffin.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Griffin [Bullitt County].
- Wayne County
- This Griffin is located in Wayne County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Griffin.
- Louisiana
- Franklin Parish
- This Griffin is located in Franklin Parish and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Griffin.
- Madison Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Griffin [Madison Parish].
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Griffin [Christian County].
- Schuyler County
- Although located in Schuyler County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Griffin.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Griffin is located in Fayette County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Griffin.
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Griffin [Somerset County].
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Griffin [Westmoreland County].
- Quebec
- This Griffin lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Griffin lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Griffin that is located in Clark County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffin ...
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.
- Castle Fin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Fin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Castle Fin is located in Clark County
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Golf Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Lakes
- Golf Lakes is located in Clark County
- Marley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Clark County
How Far From Griffin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Griffin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Griffin and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Griffin to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griffin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4467, Longitude: -87.6547 In this case, the coordinates for Griffin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Griffin 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Griffin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Griffin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.438 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.99 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.253 degrees. |