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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 Holly Grove:
34.228445, -94.269650
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Holly Grove.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Holly Grove.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Monroe County
This Holly Grove is located in Monroe County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Holly Grove.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This Holly Grove is located in Walker County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Holly Grove.
Louisiana
Franklin Parish
This Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Holly Grove.
Maryland
Worcester County
This Holly Grove is located in Worcester County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Holly Grove.
Mississippi
Carroll County
This Holly Grove is located in Carroll County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Holly Grove.
North Carolina
Bertie 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 North Carolina community of Holly Grove [Bertie County].
Davidson County
This Holly Grove is located in Davidson County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Holly Grove.
Gates County
This Holly Grove is located in Gates County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Holly Grove.
Tennessee
Haywood County
This Holly Grove is located in Haywood County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Holly Grove.
Marshall County
This Holly Grove is located in Marshall County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Holly Grove.
Tipton County
This Holly Grove is located in Tipton County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Holly Grove.
Texas
Polk County
This Holly Grove is located in Polk County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Holly Grove.
Virginia
Louisa County
This Holly Grove is located in Louisa County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Holly Grove.
West Virginia
Upshur County
This Holly Grove is located in Upshur County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holly Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Holly Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly 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.
Antimony ‑ Historic (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antimony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Holly Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Grove and extending to:
Mena, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Grove to Mena, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holly Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2284, Longitude: -94.2696 In this case, the coordinates for Holly 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 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 Holly 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>
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>
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.
<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 Holly 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 318.432 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.906 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.34 degrees.