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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 Griffith Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffith Creek 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 Griffith Creek:
    • 35.283962, -85.549968
    • 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 Griffith Creek
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Griffith Creek is near Sequatchie County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Griffith Creek

Communities Also Named Griffith Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Griffith Creek.

Within Tennessee, the name Griffith Creek is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Griffith Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Griffith Creek is located in Summers County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Griffith Creek that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Griffith Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffith Creek ...

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.

  • Cartwright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Cedar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Center Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Dogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Flat Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Greentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Greentown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mountain ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mountain is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Suck Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Suck Creek is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
  • Sulphur Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Griffith Creek to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Griffith Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Griffith Creek 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 Griffith Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2840, Longitude: -85.5500       In this case, the coordinates for Griffith Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.008 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.762 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.383 degrees.