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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 West Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West 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 West Grove:
- 39.846436, -85.013852
- 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 West 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since West Grove is near Union County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 West Grove
Communities Also Named West Grove ...
We found four communities that are also named West Grove.
Within Indiana, the name West Grove is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Davis County
- This West Grove is located in Davis County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Grove that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of West Grove.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This West Grove is located in Harford County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east of the West Grove that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of West Grove.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This West Grove is located in Monmouth County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east of the West Grove that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of West Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This West Grove is located in Chester County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east of the West Grove that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of West Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- College Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- College Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hopeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Yankee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From West Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Grove and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Grove to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- West 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West 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 West Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8464, Longitude: -85.0139 In this case, the coordinates for West Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.912 degrees. |
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