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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griffith
- 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:
- 33.635226, -88.828281
- 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 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Griffith is near Oktibbeha County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Griffith ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Griffith.
Within Mississippi, the name Griffith is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout 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
- British Columbia
- This Griffith lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Griffith that is located in Clay County.
- California
- 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 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Griffith that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Griffith.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- 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 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Griffith that is located in Clay 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 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Griffith that is located in Clay County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cochran County
- This Griffith is located in Cochran County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west of the Griffith that is located in Clay 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 485 miles [780.5 km] to the west of the Griffith that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Griffith.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
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.
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Cedar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Cherokee Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Dicks Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Ferry
- Dicks Ferry is located in Clay County
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Patrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Rocky Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
- Rolling Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tanglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Walkers Gin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Gin
- Walkers Gin is located in Clay County
How Far From Griffith 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 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:
- West Point, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Griffith to West Point, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,344 miles [11,819 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griffith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griffith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6352, Longitude: -88.8283 |
| <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 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.74 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.098 degrees. |