Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grismore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grismore and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grismore

• 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 Grismore:
  • 41.495605, -85.634709
  • 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 Grismore

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Grismore is near LaGrange County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart 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 Grismore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grismore ...

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.

• Buttermilk Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
• Cedar Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Emma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Emma is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Enchanted Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Honeyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Honeyville is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Indian Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Village is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Marineland Gardens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
• Pickwick Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
• South Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Stony Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
• Sunrise Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach

How Far From Grismore 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 Grismore to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grismore and extending to:

• Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grismore to Albion, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'