Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grant City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grant City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grant City
- 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 Grant City:
- 39.866615, -85.542561
- 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 Grant City
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Grant City is near Hancock County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Grant City ...
We found six communities that share the name Grant City.
Within Indiana, the name Grant City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Sac County
- This Grant City is located in Sac County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grant City that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sac County community of Grant City.
- Missouri
- Worth County
- This Grant City is located in Worth County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west of the Grant City that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Grant City.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grant City [Nye County].
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Grant City.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Grant City is located in Richmond County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east of the Grant City that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Grant City.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Grant City is located in Lawrence County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grant City that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Grant City.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grant City ...
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.
- Charlottesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Knightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
- Knightstown is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <4>
- Maple Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
- Raysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Spiceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
- Spiceland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>
- Stone Quarry Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Quarry Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
- Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
- Sulphur Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Sulphur Spring is located in Rush County
- Willow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
How Far From Grant City 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 community such as Grant City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grant City and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grant City to New Castle, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grant City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.net/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grant City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grant City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8666, Longitude: -85.5426 |
| <2> | 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 Grant City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grant City 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 313.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.499 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.151 degrees. |