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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harris Grove
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harris Grove ...
We found two communities that share the name Harris Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Harris Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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.
- Kentucky
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <3>
- Camp Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Dareville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Drivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mayberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Pigeon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Harris Grove to ...
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 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<4> 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 from Point A (ie- Harris Grove) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.09 degrees. |