Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grove Mount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove Mount and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grove Mount

• 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 Mount:
  • 33.201535, -82.080397
  • 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 Grove Mount

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Grove Mount is near Richmond County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Grove Mount

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove Mount ...

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.

• Bath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Drone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Drone is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
• Dyes Crossroad
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dyes Crossroad is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyes Crossroad
• Edie ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edie is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edie
• Gracewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gracewood is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracewood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gracewood <1>
• Hatchers Store
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hatchers Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers Store
• Le Roy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Roy is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
• Mechanic Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanic Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Hill
• Nixon ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nixon is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Noah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Noah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
  • Noah has also been known as:
  • Noah Station
• Quail Hollow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rain Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
• Shell Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
• Spanish Trace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace

How Far From Grove Mount to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Mount to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grove Mount and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grove Mount to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'