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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 Lemon Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lemon 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 Lemon Grove:
- 27.558369, -81.678135
- 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 Lemon 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 Hardee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee County
- Since Lemon Grove is near Polk County and also Highlands County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highlands 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 Lemon Grove
Communities Also Named Lemon Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Lemon Grove.
Within Florida, the name Lemon Grove is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Lemon Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lemon Grove that is located in Hardee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Lemon Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lemon 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.
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coker is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Crewsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crewsville is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Fort Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Green is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green
- Frostproof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffins Corner is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Corner
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
How Far From Lemon 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 Lemon Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lemon Grove and extending to:
- Wauchula, which is the Seat of Hardee County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lemon Grove to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 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- Lemon 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 Lemon 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 Lemon Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5584, Longitude: -81.6781 In this case, the coordinates for Lemon Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.727 degrees. |
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