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:
- 39.723674, -82.957125
- 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Since Griffith is near Franklin County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Griffith.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Hamilton County
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Griffith lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Griffith that is located in Pickaway County.
- California
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the south of the Griffith that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Griffith.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Griffith lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Griffith that is located in Pickaway County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cochran County
- This Griffith is located in Cochran County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Griffith that is located in Pickaway 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 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the west southwest of the Griffith that is located in Pickaway 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.
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Circleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Gray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Little Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
- Little Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
- Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Nebraska ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Robtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Shadeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Spunkeytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spunkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunkeytown
- Spunkeytown is located in Pickaway County
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Griffith 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 Griffith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Griffith once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Griffith and extending to:
- Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Griffith to Columbus, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <2> | 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- 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: 39.7237, Longitude: -82.9571 In this case, the coordinates for Griffith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.45 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.616 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.008 degrees. |