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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 Spring Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove:
    • 42.443830, -88.236073
    • 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 Spring Grove
  • 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 Spring Grove ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Spring Grove.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Spring Grove.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Warren County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Grove [Warren County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lake 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 Florida community of Spring Grove [Lake County].
    • Georgia
      • Stewart County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Spring Grove [Stewart County].
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Wayne County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Spring Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Spring Grove.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Spring Grove [Cherokee County].
      • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Grove [Miami County].
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Union County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<3> to the south of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Spring Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Spring Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Allegan County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<3> to the east of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Spring Grove.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Houston County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Spring Grove.
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Spring Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Spring Grove.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Spring Grove [Hamilton County].
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Spring Grove [Richland County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Spring Grove [Lancaster County].
      • York County
      • This Spring Grove is located in York County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Spring Grove.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Providence County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<3> to the east of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Spring Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Grove [Laurens County].
    • South Dakota
      • Roberts County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Roberts County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Spring Grove.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Spring Grove.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Spring Grove.
      • Surry County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Surry County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east southeast of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Spring Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Spring Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Grove ...

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.

  • Channel Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Channel Lake is located in Lake County
  • Fox Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <5>
  • Fox Lake Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
    • Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
  • Grass Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Lake County
  • Johnsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kings Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
    • Kings Island is located in Lake County
  • Lake Catherine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
  • Lotus Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotus Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
    • Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
  • Wonder Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
    • Wonder Center is located in McHenry County

How Far From Spring Grove 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 village such as Spring Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Grove to Woodstock, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Spring Grove: www.springgrove.org.il/

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Spring Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Spring Grove 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>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 from Point A (ie- Spring Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4438, Longitude: -88.2361    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Spring Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.834 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.866 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.703 degrees.




 

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