Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grove Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grove Springs

• 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 Grove Springs:
  • 42.471182, -77.156084
  • 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 Grove Springs

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Grove Springs is near Schuyler County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 Grove Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove Springs ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Crystal Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Dundee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Glen Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Hermitage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Italy Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
• Marshalls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshalls is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
• Pine Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Porter Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Corner is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
• Willow Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grove Springs and extending to:

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grove Springs to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'