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We found nine communities that share the name The Groves.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named The Groves.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Charleston County
This The Groves is located in Charleston County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of The Groves.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Fayette 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 Indiana community of The Groves [Fayette County].
Missouri
Saint Charles 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 Missouri community of The Groves [Saint Charles County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
This The Groves lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
North Carolina
Gaston County
This The Groves is located in Gaston County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of The Groves.
Tennessee
Warren County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Groves [Warren County].
Texas
Jefferson County
This The Groves is located in Jefferson County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Groves.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This The Groves is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of The Groves.
West Virginia
Clay County
This The Groves is located in Clay County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north of the The Groves that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of The Groves.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Groves ...
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.
Four Seasons (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Groves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Groves and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from The Groves to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- The Groves) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Groves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2002, Longitude: -80.6748 In this case, the coordinates for The Groves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 The Groves 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>
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 The Groves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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<6>
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.
<7>
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 The Groves to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.12 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.288 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.739 degrees.