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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Round Grove
  • 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 Round Grove ...

We found five communities that share the name Round Grove.

Within Indiana, the name Round Grove is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
    • Badger Grove is located in White County
  • Battle Ground
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Crumb Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumb Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
    • Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Green Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Green Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Happy Hollow Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
    • Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Indian Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Octagon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octagon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
    • Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Old Halfway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halfway
    • Old Halfway is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Seafield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seafield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
    • Seafield is located in White County

How Far From Round 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 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Round Grove) to Point B.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).
<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>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 Round Grove 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 314.042 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.699 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees.









 

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