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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 Griswoldville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griswoldville 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 Griswoldville:
    • 42.655889, -72.714432
    • 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 Griswoldville
  • 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 Griswoldville ...

We found two communities that share the name Griswoldville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Griswoldville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Griswoldville is located in Hartford County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south of the Griswoldville that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Griswoldville.
    • Georgia
      • Jones 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 Georgia community of Griswoldville [Jones County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griswoldville ...

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.

  • Baptist Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corner
    • Baptist Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Cheapside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheapside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Franklin County
  • Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodge Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
    • Dodge Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Factory Village ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
  • Foundry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
  • Green River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Lyonsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Franklin County
  • Packer Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Corner
    • Packer Corner is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Shirkshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirkshire
    • Shirkshire is located in Franklin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griswoldville and extending to:

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Griswoldville to Boston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,149 miles [6,677.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griswoldville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griswoldville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griswoldville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6559, Longitude: -72.7144       In this case, the coordinates for Griswoldville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Griswoldville, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Griswoldville 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 304.931 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.174 degrees.




 

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