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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 Villa Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa 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 Villa Grove:
- 38.248610, -105.949180
- 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 Villa 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 Saguache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saguache County
- Since Villa Grove is near Fremont County and also Chaffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaffee 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 Villa Grove
Communities Also Named Villa Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Villa Grove.
Within Colorado, the name Villa Grove is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Villa Grove is located in Douglas County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Villa Grove that is located in Saguache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Villa Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Villa Grove is located in Lycoming County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Villa Grove that is located in Saguache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Villa Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa 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.
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Bonita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Coaldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Hot Springs is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hot Springs
- Spook City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spook City is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
- Swissvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swissvale is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
How Far From Villa Grove to ...
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 Villa Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Grove and extending to:
- Saguache, which is the Seat of Saguache County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Villa Grove to Saguache, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Villa Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Villa 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 Villa Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2486, Longitude: -105.9492 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.099 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.641 degrees. |
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