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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 Willow Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow 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 Willow Grove:
    • 43.038399, -76.715784
    • 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 Willow 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 Willow Grove ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Willow Grove.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Willow Grove.

Beyond New York, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Rockland County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Rockland County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Willow Grove.
    • Yates County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Yates County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Willow Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Kent County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Willow Grove.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Will County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Willow Grove.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Bracken County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Willow Grove.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • This Willow Grove is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Willow Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Worcester County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Willow Grove.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This Willow Grove is located in White Pine County and lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Willow Grove.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Willow Grove lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland 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 New Jersey community of Willow Grove [Cumberland County].
      • Salem County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Salem County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Willow Grove.
      • Warren County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Warren County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Willow Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont 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 Ohio community of Willow Grove [Belmont County].
      • Columbiana County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Willow Grove.
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lawrence County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Willow Grove.
    • Ontario
      • This Willow Grove lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Willow Grove [Allegheny County].
      • Columbia 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 Pennsylvania community of Willow Grove [Columbia County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Willow Grove.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Willow Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Bedford County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Willow Grove.
      • Clay County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Clay County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Willow Grove.
      • Haywood County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Haywood County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the west southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Willow Grove.
    • Texas
      • Bell 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 Texas community of Willow Grove [Bell County].
      • McLennan County
      • This Willow Grove is located in McLennan County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Willow Grove.
      • Shelby 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 Texas community of Willow Grove [Shelby County].
    • Virginia
      • Northampton 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 Virginia community of Willow Grove [Northampton County].
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willow Grove that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Willow Grove.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Willow Grove [Cowlitz County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Willow Grove [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.

  • Evans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
    • Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Fosterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
  • Fox Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
  • Hard Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
    • Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
  • Howland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Howland is located in Cayuga County
  • Lockpit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockpit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockpit
    • Lockpit is located in Wayne County
  • Mays Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
    • Mays Point is located in Seneca County
  • Montezuma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
  • Mosquito Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
    • Mosquito Point is located in Cayuga County
  • Noble Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
    • Noble Corner is located in Wayne County

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

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Grove to Auburn, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0384, Longitude: -76.7158       In this case, the coordinates for Willow 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Willow 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>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 Willow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Willow Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.353 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.483 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.863 degrees.




 

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