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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 Groveland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Groveland 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 Groveland:
    • 31.605729, -84.194909
    • 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 Groveland
  • 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Since Groveland is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Groveland

Communities Also Named Groveland ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Groveland.

There are four communities within Georgia that are also named Groveland.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bibb County
      • This Groveland is located in Bibb County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Groveland.
    • Bryan County
      • This Groveland is located in Bryan County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Groveland.
    • Chatham County
      • This Groveland is located in Chatham County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Groveland.
    • Fayette County
      • This Groveland is located in Fayette County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Groveland.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Groveland is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Groveland.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Groveland is located in Lake County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Groveland.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Groveland is located in Bingham County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Groveland.
    • Illinois
      • Tazewell County
      • This Groveland is located in Tazewell County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Groveland.
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • This Groveland is located in Putnam County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Groveland.
    • Iowa
      • Clarke 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 Groveland [Clarke County].
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This Groveland is located in McPherson County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Groveland.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Groveland is located in Essex County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Groveland.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson 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 Michigan community of Groveland [Dickinson County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Groveland [Oakland County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Groveland is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Groveland.
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • This Groveland is located in Meagher County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Groveland.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Groveland is located in Livingston County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Groveland that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Groveland.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Groveland.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Groveland [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Jack 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 Texas community of Groveland [Jack County].
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • 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 Virginia community of Groveland [Virginia Beach City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groveland ...

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.

  • Audubon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Cherokee Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clearview is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Gordon Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hinds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Merry Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • North Slappy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
  • Valley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Wildcross
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross

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

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Groveland to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Groveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Groveland, 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 Groveland 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 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 Groveland 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 Groveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6057, Longitude: -84.1949       In this case, the coordinates for Groveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.033 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.123 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.709 degrees.