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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 Grays Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Crossing 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grays Crossing
Communities Also Named Grays Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named 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.
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)
- Bear Spring is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Danville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Denmark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dolomite
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dolomite is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Halls Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Lewis Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Branch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Branch
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liners
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Silvertop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silvertop is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Grays Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grays Crossing 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.408 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.069 degrees. |
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