Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grove Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grove Center
- 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 Grove Center:
- 37.639768, -88.013084
- 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 Grove Center
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Grove Center is near Gallatin County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Grove Center ...
We found one communities that share the name Grove Center.
Within Kentucky, the name Grove Center is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Grove Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- This Grove Center is located in Wyandotte County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grove Center that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Grove Center.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove Center ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Boxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Caseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Saline Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Saline Rocks Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Rocks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Rocks Ferry
- Saline Rocks Ferry is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Saline Tip Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Tip Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Tip Ferry
- Saline Tip Ferry is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Grove Center 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 Grove Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grove Center and extending to:
- Morganfield, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Grove Center to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grove Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Grove Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6398, Longitude: -88.0131 In this case, the coordinates for Grove Center 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 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 Grove Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.875 degrees. |