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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 Honey Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey 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 Honey Grove:
    • 40.402302, -77.552212
    • 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 Honey Grove
  • 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
    • Since Honey Grove is near Perry County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 Honey Grove

Communities Also Named Honey Grove ...

We found two communities that are also named Honey Grove.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Honey Grove is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Honey Grove is located in Christian County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Honey Grove that is located in Juniata County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Honey Grove.
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Honey Grove is located in Fannin County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Honey Grove that is located in Juniata County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Honey Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey 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.

  • Centre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Centre is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Couchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Couchtown is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchtown
  • Cross Keys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Peru Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Reeds Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
  • Seven Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Pines is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Spruce Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Point is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point

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

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

  • Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Honey Grove to Mifflintown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Honey Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Honey Grove 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 Honey Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4023, Longitude: -77.5522       In this case, the coordinates for Honey Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.096 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.906 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.348 degrees.