Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grove City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grove City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grove City
- 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 City:
- 39.867196, -83.070711
- 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 Grove City
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Grove City is near Pickaway County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Grove City ...
We found seven communities that share the name Grove City.
Within Ohio, the name Grove City is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Charlotte County
- This Grove City is located in Charlotte County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the south of the Grove City that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Grove City.
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Grove City is located in Christian County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west of the Grove City that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Grove City.
- Iowa
- Cass 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 Iowa community of Grove City [Cass County].
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Grove City [Jefferson County].
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Grove City is located in Meeker County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grove City that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Grove City.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Grove City [Malheur County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Grove City is located in Mercer County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grove City that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Grove City.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove City ...
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.
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Edward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Georgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Lincoln Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Marble Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Pleasant Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Shadeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
How Far From Grove City 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 city such as Grove City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grove City and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grove City to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grove City: www.ci.grove-city.oh.us/
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grove City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8672, Longitude: -83.0707 In this case, the coordinates for Grove City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grove City, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Grove City 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> | 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. |
| <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 Grove City 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 311.518 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.714 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.014 degrees. |