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37.460247, -83.100321
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We found four communities that are also named Grigsby.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Grigsby.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Perry County
This Grigsby is located in Perry County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south of the Grigsby that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Grigsby.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
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 Louisiana community of Grigsby [Bienville Parish].
Tennessee
Hawkins County
This Grigsby is located in Hawkins County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south of the Grigsby that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Grigsby.
Texas
Shelby County
This Grigsby is located in Shelby County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grigsby that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Grigsby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grigsby ...
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.
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 Grigsby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grigsby and extending to:
Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grigsby to Hindman, with an average speed<3> 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.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
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).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Grigsby) 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 Grigsby 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>
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.
<4>
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 Grigsby 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 Grigsby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4602, Longitude: -83.1003 In this case, the coordinates for Grigsby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.562 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.413 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.767 degrees.