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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 Grove City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove City 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 Grove City:
    • 26.914302, -82.327457
    • 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 Grove City
  • 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 Grove City ...

We found seven communities that share the name Grove City.

Within Florida, the name Grove City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Grove City is located in Christian County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grove City that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Grove City.
    • Iowa
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Grove City [Cass County].
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Grove City [Jefferson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Grove City is located in Meeker County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grove City that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Grove City.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Grove City is located in Franklin County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the north of the Grove City that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grove City.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Grove City [Malheur County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Grove City is located in Mercer County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the north of the Grove City that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Grove City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove City ...

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.

  • Cape Haze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Charlotte County
  • Fishermens Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
    • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
  • Harbor View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harbour Heights
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
    • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
  • Lake Suzy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Suzy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Suzy
    • Lake Suzy is located in DeSoto County
  • Pirate Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirate Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbor
    • Pirate Harbor is located in Charlotte County
  • Plantation
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Sarasota County
  • Shiney Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
    • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
  • Tarpon Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Point
    • Tarpon Point is located in Sarasota County
  • Warm Mineral Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Punta Gorda, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Grove City to Punta Gorda, 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.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Charlotte County: www.charlottecountyfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grove City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9143, Longitude: -82.3275    
<2>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 Grove City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Grove City 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Grove City 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 310.675 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.906 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.056 degrees.




 

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