Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grisold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grisold and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grisold
- 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 Grisold:
- 38.715325, -87.687526
- 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 Grisold
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Grisold is near Crawford County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grisold ...
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.
- Birds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Birds is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds <1>
- Charlottsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
- Charlottsville is located in Lawrence County
- Davy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <1>
- Grays Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in Lawrence County
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Oil Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Pinkstaff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Riddleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Riddleville is located in Crawford County
- Sand Barrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Barrens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Barrens
- Sand Barrens is located in Lawrence County
- Twin Bridges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Knox County (IN)
How Far From Grisold 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 Grisold 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<4> community of Grisold once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Grisold and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 128 miles [206 km]<5> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Grisold to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 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 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Grisold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grisold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grisold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7153, Longitude: -87.6875 In this case, the coordinates for Grisold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grisold 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 314.445 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.896 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees. |