Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grove Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grove Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 31.961830, -93.560457
- 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 Hill
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected De Soto Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Since Grove Hill is near Red River Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Grove Hill.
Within Louisiana, the name Grove Hill is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Grove Hill is located in Clarke County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Grove Hill.
- Montgomery County
- This Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Grove Hill.
- Iowa
- Bremer 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 Grove Hill [Bremer County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Grove Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Grove Hill.
- New Brunswick
- This Grove Hill lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Grove Hill is located in Warren County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Grove Hill.
- Quebec
- This Grove Hill lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Grove Hill is located in Page County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Grove Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove Hill ...
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.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Coker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Eudora ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Evelyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Grand Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Red River Parish
- Halcyon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Meadow Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in De Soto Parish
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pelican
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
- Pelican is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican <4>
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
- Porter Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Place
- Porter Place is located in De Soto Parish
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in De Soto Parish
- Pelican
How Far From Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grove Hill and extending to:
- Mansfield, which is the Seat of De Soto Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grove Hill to Mansfield, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grove Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grove Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9618, Longitude: -93.5605 In this case, the coordinates for Grove Hill 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Grove Hill 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 parish. 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> | 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. |
| <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 Grove Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.783 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.348 degrees. |