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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 Groveton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Groveton 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 Groveton:
    • 40.503957, -80.140335
    • 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 Groveton
  • 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Since Groveton is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Groveton

Communities Also Named Groveton ...

We found seven communities that are also named Groveton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Groveton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Groveton is located in Saginaw County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Groveton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Groveton is located in Coos County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Groveton.
    • Ontario
      • This Groveton lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha 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 South Dakota community of Groveton [Minnehaha County].
    • Texas
      • Trinity County
      • This Groveton is located in Trinity County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Groveton.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Groveton is located in Fairfax County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Groveton.
      • Prince William County
      • This Groveton is located in Prince William County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast of the Groveton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Groveton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groveton ...

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.

  • Fairywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Gayly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
  • Haysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Highcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
  • Moon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Moon is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Moon Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
  • Moon Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
  • Shields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shields is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Stoops Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
  • Windgap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap

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

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Groveton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Groveton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Groveton 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>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 Groveton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groveton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5040, Longitude: -80.1403       In this case, the coordinates for Groveton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.71 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.466 degrees.