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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 Graball, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graball 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 Graball:
    • 35.872567, -88.744781
    • 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 Graball
  • 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
    • Since Graball is near Carroll County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Graball

Communities Also Named Graball ...

We found six communities that are also named Graball.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Graball.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Marshall County
      • This Graball is located in Marshall County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graball that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Graball.
    • Sumner County
      • This Graball is located in Sumner County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Graball that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Graball.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Graball is located in Henry County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Graball that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Graball.
    • Georgia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Graball is located in Lincoln County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graball that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Graball.
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie 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 Mississippi community of Graball [Tallahatchie County].
    • Texas
      • Washington 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 Texas community of Graball [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graball ...

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 Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Goat City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Goat City is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
  • Hickory Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hughes Loop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
  • Humboldt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Law
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Law is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law
  • New Enterprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
  • Spring Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Terry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Three Way
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Way is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
  • Tuckers Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
  • Union Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Central is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Graball to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). 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 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graball) 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 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 Graball 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 Graball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Graball 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 Graball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8726, Longitude: -88.7448       In this case, the coordinates for Graball have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.009 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.152 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.604 degrees.