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We found seven communities that are also named Gross.
Within Illinois, the name Gross is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Nassau County
This Gross is located in Nassau County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gross that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Gross.
Idaho
Gem County
This Gross is located in Gem County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gross that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Gross.
Kansas
Crawford County
This Gross is located in Crawford County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west of the Gross that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Gross.
Maryland
Allegany 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 Maryland community of Gross [Allegany County].
Michigan
Van Buren 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 Michigan community of Gross [Van Buren County].
Nebraska
Boyd County
This Gross is located in Boyd County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gross that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Gross.
Tennessee
Sullivan 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 Tennessee community of Gross [Sullivan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gross ...
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.
Cave in Rock Ferry (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Gross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gross and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gross to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Gross 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gross 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 Gross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5331, Longitude: -88.2906 In this case, the coordinates for Gross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.797 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.135 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.026 degrees.