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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 Plain Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plain 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 Plain Grove:
    • 41.054228, -80.142838
    • 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 Plain 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Plain Grove is near Butler County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Plain Grove

Communities Also Named Plain Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Plain Grove.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Plain Grove is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Plain Grove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • This Plain Grove is located in Pickett County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plain Grove that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Plain Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plain 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.

  • Amsterdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Amsterdam is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Carter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Currys Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Currys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
  • Elliotts Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
  • Forestville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Jacksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
  • Kennedy Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy Mill is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • London is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rose Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
  • Slippery Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swamproot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot

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

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

  • New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plain Grove to New Castle, with an average speed<3> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plain Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Plain 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 Plain Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0542, Longitude: -80.1428       In this case, the coordinates for Plain Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.645 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.265 degrees.