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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 Graysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graysville 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 Graysville:
    • 40.445857, -92.779087
    • 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 Graysville
  • 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 Graysville ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Graysville.

Within Missouri, the name Graysville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Graysville is located in Jefferson County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Graysville.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • This Graysville is located in Catoosa County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Graysville.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Graysville is located in Clark County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Graysville.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Graysville is located in Sullivan County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Graysville.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Graysville is located in Breckinridge County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Graysville.
    • Manitoba
      • This Graysville lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Graysville is located in Monroe County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Graysville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Graysville is located in Greene County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Graysville.
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Graysville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Graysville.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Graysville is located in Rhea County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Graysville.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Graysville is located in Accomack County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the east of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Graysville.
      • Floyd 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 Virginia community of Graysville [Floyd County].
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This Graysville is located in Marshall County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east of the Graysville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Graysville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graysville ...

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.

  • Blackbird ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackbird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Blackbird is located in Putnam County
  • Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Chapel is located in Putnam County
  • Coal City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
  • Green Grove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Adair County
  • Howland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Howland is located in Putnam County
  • Julesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
    • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
  • Lickskillet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Putnam County
  • Lowground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowground
    • Lowground is located in Putnam County
  • Martinstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
    • Martinstown is located in Putnam County
  • Pearl City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Pearl City is located in Putnam County
  • Queen City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Rosewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Putnam County

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

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

  • Unionville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Graysville to Unionville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graysville. 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 '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- Graysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4459, Longitude: -92.7791       In this case, the coordinates for Graysville 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Graysville 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>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 Graysville 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 317.869 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.066 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.489 degrees.









 

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