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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:
    • 33.412338, -84.551873
    • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Groveland is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Groveland.
    • Dougherty County
      • This Groveland is located in Dougherty County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south of the Groveland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Groveland.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Groveland is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Groveland that is located in Fayette 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.

  • Chestnutfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
  • Clover Reach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
  • Cobblestone Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fetlock Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
  • Fishers Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
  • Golfview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Golfview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
  • Greensway
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greensway is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Jennings Yard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
  • Meadow Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Overlook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Peachtree City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peachtree Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
    • Piney Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
    • Ridgelake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
    • Rockspray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockspray is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
    • Sawmill Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
    • Shake Rag
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Spooner Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
    • Spyglass Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
    • Sweetwater Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
    • Tapestry
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tapestry is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry
    • Twigs Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
    • Wisdom Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods

How Far From Groveland 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 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:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Groveland to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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: 33.4123, Longitude: -84.5519       In this case, the coordinates for Groveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.335 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.724 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.431 degrees.