Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old 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 Old Grove:
- 25.958986, -81.608696
- 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 Old 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 Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Collier County
- Since Old Grove is near Lee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old 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.
- Goodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Goodland is located in Collier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <1>
- Grocery Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grocery Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grocery Place
- Grocery Place is located in Collier County
- Isles of Capri
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isles of Capri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isles of Capri
- Isles of Capri is located in Collier County
- Marco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Old Marco Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Marco Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marco Junction
- Old Marco Junction is located in Collier County
- Royal Palm Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Hammock
- Royal Palm Hammock is located in Collier County
- Shell Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
- Shell Island is located in Collier County
- Weavers Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Station
- Weavers Station is located in Collier County
How Far From Old 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 Old Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Old Grove and extending to:
- Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Grove to Naples, with an average speed<5> 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 349 miles [561.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Collier County: www.co.collier.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Old Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9590, Longitude: -81.6087 In this case, the coordinates for Old Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Old Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.255 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.027 degrees. |