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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 Golden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Golden Grove:
    • 39.571389, -86.182222
    • 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 Golden 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since Golden Grove is near Morgan County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Golden Grove

Communities Also Named Golden Grove ...

We found three communities that are also named Golden Grove.

Within Indiana, the name Golden Grove is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Golden Grove that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Golden Grove.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Golden Grove lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Johnson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Golden Grove is located in Greenville County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Golden Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Eagle Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
  • El Dorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Frances
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Frances is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
  • Hunters Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
  • Kinder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kinder is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Stones Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
  • Waters Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
  • Willow Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
  • Woodland Stream
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

How Far From Golden 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 Golden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Grove and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Grove to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Golden Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Golden 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 Golden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5714, Longitude: -86.1822       In this case, the coordinates for Golden Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.492 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.924 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.532 degrees.