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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 Indian Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian 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 Indian Grove:
- 39.510580, -93.034919
- 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 Indian 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Chariton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Since Indian Grove is near Carroll County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Indian Grove
Communities Also Named Indian Grove ...
We found three communities that are also named Indian Grove.
Within Missouri, the name Indian Grove is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Cassia County
- This Indian Grove is located in Cassia County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Grove that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Indian Grove.
- Michigan
- Van Buren County
- This Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Grove that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Indian Grove.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Indian Grove is located in Surry County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indian Grove that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Indian Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Grand Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Little Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Mike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Missouri Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Indian 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 Indian Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Grove and extending to:
- Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Grove to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Indian 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 Indian Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5106, Longitude: -93.0349 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.818 degrees. |
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