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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 Griffith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffith and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Griffith

Communities Also Named Griffith ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Griffith.

Within Kentucky, the name Griffith is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of eighteen communities that are located 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
      • Mohave County
      • This Griffith is located in Mohave County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the west of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Griffith.
    • 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
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Griffith [Los Angeles County].
    • 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
      • Lake County
      • This Griffith is located in Lake County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Griffith.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Griffith is located in Clay County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Griffith.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Griffith [Mecklenburg County].
    • 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
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Griffith is located in Bledsoe County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Griffith.
    • 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
      • Rutland 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 Vermont community of Griffith [Rutland County].
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Griffith is located in Alleghany County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east of the Griffith that is located in Daviess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Griffith.
    • Washington
      • Adams 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 Washington community of Griffith [Adams County].

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)
    • Africa is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Bluff City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Curdsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Curdsville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Patronville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
  • Red Bush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Red Bush is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
  • Reed
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Reed is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Sand Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Stanley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tuck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tuck is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck
  • Yankeetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

How Far From Griffith 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Griffith 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 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).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.397 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.472 degrees.