Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Groveport:
  • 39.873372, -82.875781
  • 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 Groveport

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Groveport is near Fairfield County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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 Groveport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groveport ...

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.

• Big Walnut ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
• Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
• Edgewater Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Edward ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Edward is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
  • Edward has also been known as:
  • Edwards Station
• Hibernia ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Lockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockville is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
• Lockville Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lockville Station is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville Station
• Marcy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marcy is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Rose Hill Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
• Roseland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roseland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Shadeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadeville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
• Sharp ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sharp is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
• Wonderland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wonderland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland

How Far From Groveport 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 village such as Groveport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Groveport and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Groveport to Columbus, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'