Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Grove
- 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 Silver Grove:
- 39.299546, -77.751660
- 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 Silver Grove
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Silver Grove is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Silver Grove ...
We found four communities that share the name Silver Grove.
Within West Virginia, the name Silver Grove is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Silver Grove [Floyd County].
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- This Silver Grove is located in Campbell County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<2> to the west of the Silver Grove that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Silver Grove.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Silver Grove [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Silver Grove is located in Sullivan County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Silver Grove that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Silver Grove.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.
- Blair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Halltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <4>
- Keys Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lower Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Mechanicstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Mechanicstown is located in Jefferson County
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Mountain Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mission
- Mountain Mission is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
How Far From Silver 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 community such as Silver Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Grove and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Grove to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Silver 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Silver Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2995, Longitude: -77.7517 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Silver Grove 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 308.289 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.954 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.863 degrees. |