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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 Golden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden 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 Golden Grove:
- 32.630970, -89.089781
- 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 Golden 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- Since Golden Grove is near Newton County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Golden Grove
Communities Also Named Golden Grove ...
We found three communities that are also named Golden Grove.
Within Mississippi, the name Golden Grove is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Golden Grove is located in Johnson County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Neshoba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Golden Grove.
- New Brunswick
- This Golden Grove lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Neshoba County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Golden Grove is located in Greenville County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Neshoba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Golden Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.
- Deemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deemer is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemer
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- New Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Ireland is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Golden 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 Golden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Grove and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Grove to Philadelphia, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden 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 Golden 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 Golden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6310, Longitude: -89.0898 In this case, the coordinates for Golden Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.998 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.394 degrees. |
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