Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grove City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grove City
- 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 Grove City:
- 39.706711, -89.297029
- 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 Grove City
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Grove City is near Sangamon County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Grove City ...
We found seven communities that share the name Grove City.
Within Illinois, the name Grove City is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Charlotte County
- This Grove City is located in Charlotte County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grove City that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Grove City.
- Iowa
- Cass 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 Grove City [Cass County].
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Grove City [Jefferson County].
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Grove City is located in Meeker County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grove City that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Grove City.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Grove City is located in Franklin County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east of the Grove City that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grove City.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Grove City [Malheur County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Grove City is located in Mercer County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grove City that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Grove City.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove City ...
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.
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Blue Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <5>
- Blueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Bolivia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
How Far From Grove City 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 Grove City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grove City and extending to:
- Taylorville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Grove City to Taylorville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grove City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grove City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7067, Longitude: -89.2970 In this case, the coordinates for Grove City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grove City, 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 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 Grove City 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grove City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.261 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.963 degrees. |