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35.276197, -89.500354
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We found one communities that are also named Griffen.
Within Tennessee, the name Griffen is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Griffen in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Boone County
This Griffen is located in Boone County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Griffen that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Griffen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffen ...
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.
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 Griffen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griffen and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Griffen to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 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- Griffen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Griffen 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 Griffen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2762, Longitude: -89.5004 In this case, the coordinates for Griffen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.45 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.58 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.058 degrees.