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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 College Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Grove 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 College Grove:
- 32.386805, -86.225522
- 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 College 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since College Grove is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 College Grove
Communities Also Named College Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named College Grove.
Within Alabama, the name College Grove is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This College Grove is located in Roane County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the College Grove that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of College Grove.
- Williamson County
- This College Grove is located in Williamson County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north of the College Grove that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of College Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.
- Eastern Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
- Executive Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Halcyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- King Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Landmarks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
- Morningview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosemary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Sunshine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timbers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Young Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From College Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as College Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Grove and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from College Grove to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 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- College Grove) 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 College Grove 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 College Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3868, Longitude: -86.2255 In this case, the coordinates for College Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.26 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.307 degrees. |
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