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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill:
    • 39.419546, -77.461097
    • 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 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Grove Hill is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Grove Hill

Communities Also Named Grove Hill ...

We found eight communities that are also named Grove Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Grove Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located 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 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • 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 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southwest of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • 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].
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • This Grove Hill is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Grove Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Grove Hill lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Grove Hill is located in Warren County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Grove Hill.
    • Quebec
      • This Grove Hill lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Grove Hill is located in Page County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grove Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Grove Hill.

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Field Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Golf View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Hilltop Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Howards Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Kings Kingdom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Meadowcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Roberts Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Round Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winter Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

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:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Grove Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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>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 Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4195, Longitude: -77.4611       In this case, the coordinates for Grove Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.108 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.767 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.693 degrees.