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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 Elm Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm 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 Elm Grove:
    • 42.555354, -75.225445
    • 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 Elm 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
    • Since Elm Grove is near Chenango County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Elm Grove

Communities Also Named Elm Grove ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Elm Grove.

Within New York, the name Elm Grove is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 30 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Craighead County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Elm Grove.
    • Illinois
      • White County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elm Grove [White County].
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Johnson County].
      • Pawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Pawnee County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Elm Grove.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Elm Grove.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Elm Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Clare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Elm Grove [Clare County].
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Elm Grove [Holt County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Bertie County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Elm Grove.
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elm Grove [Chatham County].
      • Jones County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elm Grove [Jones County].
      • Lenoir County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the south southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Elm Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Elm Grove.
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elm Grove [Pike County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Muskogee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Elm Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Elm Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Elm Grove [Spartanburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Tipton County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Tipton County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Elm Grove.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elm Grove [Brazoria County].
      • Caldwell County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Elm Grove.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Elm Grove.
      • Fayette County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Elm Grove.
      • San Saba County
      • This Elm Grove is located in San Saba County and lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Elm Grove.
      • Wharton County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Wharton County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Elm Grove.
      • Williamson County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Williamson County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Elm Grove.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Ohio County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Elm Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west of the Elm Grove that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Elm Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm 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.

  • Cardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cardtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
  • Fall Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fall Bridge is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Bridge
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Gilbertsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mount Vision
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rootville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rootville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
  • Sages Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stetsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stetsonville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Toll Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner
  • Welcome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Grove to Cooperstown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elm Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Elm 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.
<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 Elm 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 Elm Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5554, Longitude: -75.2254       In this case, the coordinates for Elm Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.421 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.379 degrees.