Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Griffith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffith and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griffith
- 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 Griffith:
- 37.815325, -87.212778
- 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 Griffith
- 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Daviess County
- Since Griffith is near Spencer County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Griffith ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Griffith.
Within Kentucky, the name Griffith is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Griffith lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- California
- Georgia
- Lamar 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 Georgia community of Griffith [Lamar County].
- Taylor County
- This Griffith is located in Taylor County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Griffith.
- Indiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Griffith [Hamilton County].
- Monroe County
- This Griffith is located in Monroe County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Griffith.
- Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Griffith [Pickaway County].
- Ontario
- This Griffith lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cochran County
- This Griffith is located in Cochran County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochran County community of Griffith.
- Ellis County
- This Griffith is located in Ellis County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the west southwest of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Griffith.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffith ...
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.
- Africa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Curdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Patronville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patronville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Red Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
- Sand Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Stanley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
- Tuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Yankeetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County (IN)
How Far From Griffith 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 Griffith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griffith and extending to:
- Owensboro, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Griffith to Frankfort, 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griffith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griffith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8153, Longitude: -87.2128 In this case, the coordinates for Griffith 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Griffith 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 Griffith, 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 Griffith 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 314.12 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.397 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.472 degrees. |