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33.134021, -93.512397
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We found 26 communities that share the name Forest Grove.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Forest Grove.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Columbia County
This Forest Grove is located in Columbia County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Forest Grove.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Forest Grove lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
California
Santa Clara 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 California community of Forest Grove [Santa Clara County].
Florida
Alachua County
This Forest Grove is located in Alachua County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Forest Grove.
Kansas
Montgomery 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 Forest Grove [Montgomery County].
Kentucky
Clark County
This Forest Grove is located in Clark County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Forest Grove.
Louisiana
Claiborne Parish
This Forest Grove is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Forest Grove.
Maryland
Charles County
This Forest Grove is located in Charles County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Forest Grove.
Montgomery County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Grove [Montgomery County].
Wicomico County
This Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Forest Grove.
Michigan
Ottawa County
This Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Forest Grove.
Minnesota
Koochiching County
This Forest Grove is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Forest Grove.
Mississippi
Leake County
This Forest Grove is located in Leake County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Forest Grove.
Missouri
Monroe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Forest Grove.
New Jersey
Cumberland County
This Forest Grove is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Forest Grove.
Gloucester County
This Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Forest Grove.
North Carolina
Onslow County
This Forest Grove is located in Onslow County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Forest Grove.
Watauga County
This Forest Grove is located in Watauga County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Forest Grove.
Oregon
Washington County
This Forest Grove is located in Washington County and lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Grove.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Forest Grove.
Bucks County
This Forest Grove is located in Bucks County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Forest Grove.
Tennessee
Davidson County
This Forest Grove is located in Davidson County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Forest Grove.
Meigs County
This Forest Grove is located in Meigs County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Forest Grove.
Texas
Collin County
This Forest Grove is located in Collin County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Forest Grove.
Henderson 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 Texas community of Forest Grove [Henderson County].
Milam County
This Forest Grove is located in Milam County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Grove that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Forest Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
Experiment (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Experiment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Forest Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Grove and extending to:
Lewisville, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Grove to Lewisville, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1340, Longitude: -93.5124 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Forest 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>
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 Forest Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Forest 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 317.825 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.054 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.166 degrees.