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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 Savannah Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savannah 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 Savannah Grove:
    • 32.345144, -88.744491
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Savannah Grove
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Savannah Grove ...

We found one communities that share the name Savannah Grove.

Within Mississippi, the name Savannah Grove is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Savannah Grove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Savannah Grove is located in Florence County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah Grove that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Savannah Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savannah 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.

  • Bonita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
  • Complete
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Complete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
    • Complete is located in Lauderdale County
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lost Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • Meridian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nellieburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Poplar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Wolf Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs
    • Wolf Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Zero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
    • Zero is located in Lauderdale County

How Far From Savannah 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 Savannah Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Savannah Grove to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Savannah Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Savannah Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savannah Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3451, Longitude: -88.7445       In this case, the coordinates for Savannah Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Savannah Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.385 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.306 degrees.









 

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