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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 Griswold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griswold and the surrounding area.
- 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 Griswold:
- 42.367280, -79.229765
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Griswold
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Griswold is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Griswold
Communities Also Named Griswold ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Griswold.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Griswold.
Beyond New York, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Genesee County
- This Griswold is located in Genesee County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Griswold.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London 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 Connecticut community of Griswold [New London County].
- Georgia
- Jones 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 Griswold [Jones County].
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Griswold is located in Livingston County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Griswold.
- Iowa
- Cass County
- This Griswold is located in Cass County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Griswold.
- Kansas
- Sherman 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 Kansas community of Griswold [Sherman County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Griswold is located in Aroostook County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Griswold.
- Manitoba
- This Griswold lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Griswold [Kent County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Griswold is located in Oregon County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Griswold that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Griswold.
- North Dakota
- LaMoure 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 North Dakota community of Griswold [LaMoure County].
- Washington
- San Juan 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 Washington community of Griswold [San Juan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griswold ...
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.
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Kabob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
- Moons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Reed Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Skunks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
How Far From Griswold 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 Griswold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griswold and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Griswold to Mayville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Griswold) 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 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 Griswold 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Griswold 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 Griswold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3673, Longitude: -79.2298 In this case, the coordinates for Griswold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.223 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.336 degrees. |
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