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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 Mill Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill 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 Mill Grove:
    • 40.212571, -79.739766
    • 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 Mill 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Mill Grove is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Mill Grove

Communities Also Named Mill Grove ...

We found seven communities that are also named Mill Grove.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Mill Grove.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Columbia County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Columbia County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mill Grove.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mill Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Mercer County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Mercer County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mill Grove.
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mill Grove.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Mill Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Durham County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Mill Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Mill Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Grove that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mill Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill 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.

  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dick is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Evanstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
  • Herminie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Industry is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Jacobs Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
  • Keystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Lake Denise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Denise is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Denise
  • Mustard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mustard is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustard
  • Reduction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Reduction is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reduction
  • Turkeytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
  • Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vista is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

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

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Grove to Greensburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Mill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mill Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mill 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 Mill Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2126, Longitude: -79.7398       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.403 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.393 degrees.