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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Groveland
- 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:
- 40.593785, -89.533244
- 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 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Groveland is near Peoria County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Groveland ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Groveland.
Within Illinois, the name Groveland is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Groveland is located in Bibb County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Tazewell 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 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Tazewell 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 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Tazewell 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 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Groveland.
- Fayette County
- This Groveland is located in Fayette County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Groveland.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- 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
- Montana
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Harvard Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Highway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Kickapoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
- Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
- Sunnyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <5>
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:
- Pekin, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Groveland to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Groveland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Groveland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5938, Longitude: -89.5332 |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Groveland 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 315.69 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.584 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.852 degrees. |