Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Groves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Groves and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Groves
- 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 The Groves:
- 34.200150, -80.674804
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Groves
- 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since The Groves is near Richland County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Groves ...
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.
- Charleston County
- 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.
- Indiana
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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Kershaw County
- Kellytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lugoff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugoff
- Lugoff is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lugoff <5>
- Pecan Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County
- Pecan Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Orchard
- Pecan Orchard is located in Kershaw County
- Pepper Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
- Pepper Ridge is located in Kershaw County
- Pine Mark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Sandwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood Hills
- Sandwood Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Thunderwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderwoods
- Thunderwoods is located in Kershaw County
How Far From The Groves 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 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:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the Northeast.
- 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Groves. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |