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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 China Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to China Grove 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 China Grove:
    • 31.212678, -90.053420
    • 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 China 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 Walthall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
    • Since China Grove is near Marion County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 China Grove

Communities Also Named China Grove ...

We found seven communities that are also named China Grove.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named China Grove.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Pike 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 Mississippi community of China Grove [Pike County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This China Grove is located in Pike County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of China Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This China Grove is located in Rowan County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of China Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This China Grove is located in Gibson County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the north of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of China Grove.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This China Grove is located in Bexar County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of China Grove.
      • Brazoria County
      • This China Grove is located in Brazoria County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the west southwest of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of China Grove.
      • Scurry County
      • This China Grove is located in Scurry County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the west northwest of the China Grove that is located in Walthall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of China Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near China 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.

  • Bridges
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridges is located in Walthall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
  • Expose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
  • Flowers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Flowers is located in Walthall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
  • Harmony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Hurricane Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Lightville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lightville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightville
  • Lovelace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lovelace is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Mildred
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mildred is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Pickwick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Rushing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushing is located in Walthall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing

How Far From China Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as China Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tylertown, which is the Seat of Walthall County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from China Grove to Jackson, 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 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 China 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 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- China Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 China 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 China Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2127, Longitude: -90.0534       In this case, the coordinates for China Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.451 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.031 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.02 degrees.