Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Laurel Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Laurel 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 Laurel Grove:
- 34.154819, -84.295756
- 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 Laurel 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Laurel Grove is near Cherokee County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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
Communities Also Named Laurel Grove ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Laurel Grove.
Within Georgia, the name Laurel Grove is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Clay County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Clay County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Laurel Grove.
- Kentucky
- Menifee County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Menifee County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Laurel Grove.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Laurel Grove is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Laurel Grove.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Laurel Grove.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Coos County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Laurel Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Laurel Grove.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Anderson County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Laurel Grove.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Laurel Grove [Fairfax County].
- Pittsylvania County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Laurel Grove.
- Westmoreland County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Westmoreland County and lies 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Laurel Grove.
- Wise County
- This Laurel Grove is located in Wise County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast of the Laurel Grove that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Laurel Grove.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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.
- Bentgrass Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentgrass Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
- Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
- Christophers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christophers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
- Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
- Crabapple
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Drew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fields Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Free Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Hardman Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mars Hill Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
- Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Sunnybrook Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
- Sweet Apple Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Apple Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
- Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Wood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
How Far From Laurel Grove 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 Laurel Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Grove and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Grove to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1548, Longitude: -84.2958 In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Laurel Grove 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Laurel Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.152 degrees. |