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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harris Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Harris Grove:
- 38.217549, -88.790617
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Harris 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Harris Grove is near Hamilton County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Harris Grove
Communities Also Named Harris Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Harris Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Harris Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This Harris Grove is located in Calloway County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south of the Harris Grove that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Harris Grove.
- Virginia
- York County
- This Harris Grove is located in York County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east of the Harris Grove that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Harris Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris 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.
- Bonnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Dareville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Diana is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Drivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Mayberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
How Far From Harris Grove to ...
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 include the distance from a community such as Harris Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Harris Grove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Harris Grove and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harris Grove to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<4> 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Harris Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Harris Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Harris 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 Harris Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2175, Longitude: -88.7906 In this case, the coordinates for Harris Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.09 degrees. |
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