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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grinnell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grinnell and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grinnell:
- 37.279220, -88.872285
- 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 Grinnell
- 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 Massac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Massac County
- Since Grinnell is near Johnson County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Grinnell
Communities Also Named Grinnell ...
We found three communities that are also named Grinnell.
Within Illinois, the name Grinnell is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Poweshiek County
- This Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grinnell that is located in Massac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Grinnell.
- Kansas
- Gove County
- This Grinnell is located in Gove County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grinnell that is located in Massac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gove County community of Grinnell.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Grinnell is located in Whitman County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grinnell that is located in Massac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Grinnell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grinnell ...
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.
- Big Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Grand Chain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joppa Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joppa Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Junction
- Karnak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monkeys Eyebrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- New Grand Chain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Round Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
How Far From Grinnell 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 Grinnell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grinnell and extending to:
- Metropolis, which is the Seat of Massac County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grinnell to Metropolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Grinnell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grinnell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grinnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2792, Longitude: -88.8723 In this case, the coordinates for Grinnell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.347 degrees. |
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