Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garden Grove
- 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 Garden Grove:
- 28.144000, -82.476200
- 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 Garden 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Garden Grove is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Garden Grove ...
We found six communities that share the name Garden Grove.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Garden Grove.
Beyond Florida, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hernando County
- This Garden Grove is located in Hernando County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north of the Garden Grove that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Garden Grove.
- Hernando County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Garden Grove is located in Orange County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden Grove that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Garden Grove.
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- This Garden Grove is located in Decatur County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garden Grove that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Garden Grove.
- Kansas
- Edwards 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 Garden Grove [Edwards County].
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garden Grove that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Garden Grove.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Garden Grove is located in Davis County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garden Grove that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Garden Grove.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden 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.
- Candlelight
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Coopers Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopers Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Crystal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Crystal Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
- Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Eagle Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Crest
- Eagle Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Continue List (33 more) ...
- Elysian Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysian Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Evergreen North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Fern Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor
- Heritage Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Harbor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor Village
- Heritage Harbor Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Holly Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lane
- Holly Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Hounds Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hounds Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Mound Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jessies Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessies Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessies Place
- Jessies Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Charles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Keen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Marilyn Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilyn Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Montana Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Pond Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Popes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Reflections
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reflections have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reflections
- Reflections is located in Hillsborough County
- Regalwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regalwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Ridgelake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sapphire Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Shagbark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sunny Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Tangerine Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangerine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Hill
- Tangerine Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Tropical Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Turning Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turning Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Waterbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Willow Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Elysian Fields
How Far From Garden 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 Garden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Grove and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Garden Grove to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garden Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1440, Longitude: -82.4762 In this case, the coordinates for Garden 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 Garden 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> | 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 Garden 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 310.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.28 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.857 degrees. |