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We found one communities that are also named Fir Grove.
Within Idaho, the name Fir Grove is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Fir Grove in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Oregon
Fir Grove, Lane County
This Fir Grove is located in Lane County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fir Grove that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Fir Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fir 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.
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 included the distance from a community such as Fir Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fir Grove and extending to:
Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fir Grove to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 297 miles [478 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for Fir Grove: Decimal: 47.89434, -116.910198 DDMMSS: 47° 53' 39", -116° 54' 36"
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fir Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Fir Grove 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 Fir Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8943, Longitude: -116.9102 In this case, the coordinates for Fir Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.437 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.31 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.206 degrees.