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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 Round Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round 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 Round Grove:
- 40.590314, -87.030293
- 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 Round 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Round Grove is near Tippecanoe County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Round Grove
Communities Also Named Round Grove ...
We found five communities that are also named Round Grove.
Within Indiana, the name Round Grove is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Round Grove is located in Whiteside County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Round Grove that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Round Grove.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Round Grove [Scott County].
- Kansas
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Round Grove.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Round Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Grove that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Round Grove.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Round Grove [Custer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round 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.
- Badger Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Badger Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
- Battle Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crumb Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Happy Hollow Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Octagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Old Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Halfway is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halfway
- Seafield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seafield is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
How Far From Round 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 Round Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Grove and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of White County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Grove to Monticello, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Round Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Round Grove 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. |
| <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 Round Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Round 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 Round Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5903, Longitude: -87.0303 In this case, the coordinates for Round Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees. |
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