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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 Palm Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palm 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 Palm Grove:
    • 32.735336, -116.209740
    • 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 Palm 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Diego County
    • Since Palm Grove is near Imperial County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Palm Grove ...

We found three communities that share the name Palm Grove.

Within California, the name Palm Grove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<1> to the east of the Palm Grove that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Palm Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Palm Grove is located in Webster County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Palm Grove that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Palm Grove.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Palm Grove is located in Cameron County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palm Grove that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Palm Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm 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.

  • Boulder Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Oaks
    • Boulder Oaks is located in San Diego County
  • Boulder Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
    • Boulder Park is located in Imperial County
  • Boulevard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Flat
    • Clover Flat is located in San Diego County
  • Coyote Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Wells
    • Coyote Wells is located in Imperial County
  • Live Oak Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Springs
    • Live Oak Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Mesquite Oasis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite Oasis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Oasis
    • Mesquite Oasis is located in San Diego County
  • Plaster City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
    • Plaster City is located in Imperial County

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

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

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Palm Grove to San Diego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,368 miles [13,467 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palm Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palm Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7353, Longitude: -116.2097       In this case, the coordinates for Palm Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Palm Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.365 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.766 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.449 degrees.




 

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