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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Grove:
    • 32.737646, -93.331281
    • 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 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
    • Since Grove is near Claiborne Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Grove

Communities Also Named Grove ...

We found 39 communities that are also named Grove.

Within Louisiana, the name Grove is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grove [Drew County].
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Grove is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Grove.
      • Merced County
      • This Grove is located in Merced County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km] to the west northwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Grove.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Grove is located in Cook County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Grove.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Grove is located in Tazewell County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the north northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Humboldt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Grove [Humboldt County].
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • This Grove is located in Labette County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Grove.
      • Shawnee County
      • This Grove is located in Shawnee County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Grove.
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grove [Casey County].
      • Whitley County
      • This Grove is located in Whitley County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Grove.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Grove is located in Washington County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Grove is located in Caroline County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Grove.
      • Frederick County
      • This Grove is located in Frederick County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Grove.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Grove is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Grove [Houghton County].
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Grove [Newaygo County].
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Grove [Franklin County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Grove [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Grove is located in Allegany County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Grove.
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Grove [Hamilton County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Grove [Chatham County].
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Grove [Geauga County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Delaware County
      • This Grove is located in Delaware County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Grove.
    • Ontario
      • This Grove lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Grove [Allegheny County].
      • Cameron County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Grove [Cameron County].
      • Chester County
      • This Grove is located in Chester County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Grove.
    • Quebec
      • This Grove lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Grove [Greenville County].
      • Horry County
      • This Grove is located in Horry County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<2> to the east of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Grove is located in Hickman County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Grove.
      • Morgan County
      • This Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Grove.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Grove is located in Coryell County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Grove.
      • Lamar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Grove [Lamar County].
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Grove is located in Windham County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Grove.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Grove is located in James City County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Grove.
    • Washington
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Grove [Mason County].
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Grove is located in Doddridge County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grove that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Grove.
      • Kanawha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Grove [Kanawha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Cotton Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Couchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Couchwood is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchwood
  • Dixie Inn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Grim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grim is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim
  • Holly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Invincible
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Invincible is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Invincible
  • Long Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Springs is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Springs
  • Placid ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Placid is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
  • Treat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Treat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat

How Far From 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 Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grove and extending to:

  • Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Grove to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7376, Longitude: -93.3313       In this case, the coordinates for Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.665 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.816 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.144 degrees.