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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:
    • 39.932020, -80.384791
    • 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 Graysville
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Graysville is near Washington County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Graysville

Communities Also Named Graysville ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Graysville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Graysville.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Huntingdon County
      • This Graysville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Graysville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Graysville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Graysville is located in Jefferson County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Graysville.
    • Manitoba
      • This Graysville lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene County.
    • Missouri
      • Putnam County
      • This Graysville is located in Putnam County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the west of the Graysville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Graysville.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Graysville is located in Monroe County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Graysville.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Graysville is located in Rhea County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graysville that is located in Greene 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.

  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Crabapple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crabapple is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
  • Crows Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crows Mills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Mills
  • Deer Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Lick is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
  • Durbin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Durbin is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Gale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
  • Golden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Good Intent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Intent is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
  • Majorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Majorsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorsville
  • Rocklick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogersville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Wind Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wind Ridge is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Ridge

How Far From Graysville 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 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:

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Graysville to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graysville) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9320, Longitude: -80.3848       In this case, the coordinates for Graysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.782 degrees.