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we pass this GPS location for Groveland:
44.941630, -93.486065
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Bird Watching ...
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We found 21 communities that are also named Groveland.
Within Minnesota, the name Groveland is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Tuolumne County
This Groveland is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the west of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Groveland.
Florida
Lake County
This Groveland is located in Lake County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Groveland.
Georgia
Bibb County
This Groveland is located in Bibb County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Groveland.
Bryan County
This Groveland is located in Bryan County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Groveland.
Chatham County
This Groveland is located in Chatham County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Groveland.
Dougherty County
This Groveland is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Groveland.
Fayette County
This Groveland is located in Fayette County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the south southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Groveland.
Idaho
Bingham County
This Groveland is located in Bingham County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Groveland.
Illinois
Tazewell County
This Groveland is located in Tazewell County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Groveland.
Indiana
Putnam County
This Groveland is located in Putnam County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Groveland.
Iowa
Clarke County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Groveland [Clarke County].
Kansas
McPherson County
This Groveland is located in McPherson County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Groveland.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Groveland is located in Essex County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the east of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Groveland.
Michigan
Dickinson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Groveland [Dickinson County].
Oakland 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 Groveland [Oakland County].
Montana
Meagher County
This Groveland is located in Meagher County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Groveland.
New York
Livingston County
This Groveland is located in Livingston County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east of the Groveland that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Groveland.
Ohio
Fulton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Groveland.
Tennessee
Maury County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Groveland [Maury County].
Texas
Jack County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Groveland [Jack County].
Virginia
Virginia Beach City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Groveland [Virginia Beach City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Groveland ...
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.
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 Groveland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Groveland and extending to:
Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Groveland to Minneapolis, 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.
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Groveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Groveland 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.
<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 Groveland 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 Groveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9416, Longitude: -93.4861 In this case, the coordinates for Groveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.452 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.332 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.771 degrees.