Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grantsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grantsville
- 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 Grantsville:
- 39.943078, -93.113538
- 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 Grantsville
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Grantsville is near Sullivan County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Grantsville ...
We found five communities that share the name Grantsville.
Within Missouri, the name Grantsville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Grantsville is located in Garrett County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Grantsville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee 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 Mississippi community of Grantsville [Noxubee County].
- Nevada
- Nye 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 Nevada community of Grantsville [Nye County].
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This Grantsville is located in Tooele County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west of the Grantsville that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Grantsville.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Grantsville is located in Calhoun County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Grantsville.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsville ...
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.
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Linn County
- Forker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Harmony ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Hart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Mystic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Grantsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grantsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsville and extending to:
- Linneus, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grantsville to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grantsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 from Point A (ie- Grantsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9431, Longitude: -93.1135 In this case, the coordinates for Grantsville 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 Grantsville, 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Grantsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.765 degrees. |