Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grover Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grover Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grover Hill
- 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 Grover Hill:
- 41.019232, -84.476575
- 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 Grover Hill
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Grover Hill is near Van Wert County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Grover Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name Grover Hill.
Within Ohio, the name Grover Hill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Grover Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Grover Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grover Hill that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Grover Hill.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grover Hill ...
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.
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Fort Brown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Hartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Hedges
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Huntstown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Molasses Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molasses Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
- Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
- Montana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Plumbs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumbs Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs Cross Roads
- Plumbs Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
How Far From Grover Hill 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 Grover Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grover Hill and extending to:
- Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grover Hill to Paulding, with an average speed<3> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grover Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grover Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grover Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0192, Longitude: -84.4766 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grover Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.299 degrees. |