Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grays Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grays Crossing
- 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 Grays Crossing:
- 36.330610, -87.751966
- 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 Grays Crossing
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Grays Crossing is near Stewart County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Grays Crossing ...
We found one communities that share the name Grays Crossing.
Within Tennessee, the name Grays Crossing is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Grays Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grays Crossing that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Grays Crossing.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Crossing ...
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.
- Bear Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
- Bear Spring is located in Stewart County
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Danville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Denmark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Dolomite
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <3>
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Halls Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Lewis Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Branch
- Lewis Branch is located in Houston County
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- Liners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Silvertop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Houston County
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
- Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <3>
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Liners
How Far From Grays Crossing 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 Grays Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grays Crossing and extending to:
- Erin, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Grays Crossing to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3306, Longitude: -87.7520 In this case, the coordinates for Grays Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Grays Crossing 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 314.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.521 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.069 degrees. |