Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park Grove
- 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 Park Grove:
- 48.030296, -106.445315
- 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 Park 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Park Grove is near McCone County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCone County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Park Grove ...
We found three communities that share the name Park Grove.
Within Montana, the name Park Grove is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This Park Grove is located in Monroe County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Park Grove that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Park Grove.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Park Grove [Wayne County].
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Park Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Park Grove that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Park Grove.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park 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.
- Cactus Flat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
- Cactus Flat is located in McCone County
- Fort Peck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Peck
- Fort Peck is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Peck <4>
- Free Deal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Paisley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Square Deal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Square Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Deal
- Square Deal is located in Valley County
- Whately
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Park Grove to ...
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 Park Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Grove and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park Grove to Glasgow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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- Park Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0303, Longitude: -106.4453 In this case, the coordinates for Park Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Park 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Park Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.138 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.771 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.618 degrees. |