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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 Green Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Grove:
    • 36.465525, -86.173091
    • 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 Green Grove
  • 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 Green Grove ...

We found ten communities that share the name Green Grove.

Within Tennessee, the name Green Grove is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Grove [Madison County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Grove.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Green Grove is located in Alachua County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Green Grove.
    • Kentucky
      • Cumberland County
      • This Green Grove is located in Cumberland County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Green Grove.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Green Grove is located in Coahoma County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Green Grove.
    • Missouri
      • Adair 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 Missouri community of Green Grove [Adair County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Green Grove is located in Monmouth County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Green Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Green Grove is located in Centre County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Green Grove.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Green Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Green Grove is located in Charleston County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Green Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Green Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
  • Chipman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Chipman is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chipman
    • From Green Grove to Chipman
  • Cross Lanes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap of the Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
  • Halltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
  • Hartsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Long Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • New Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Macon County
  • Rock House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
    • Rock House is located in Trousdale County
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County

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

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Grove to Lafayette, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Green Grove 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4655, Longitude: -86.1731    
<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 Green Grove, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Green Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.43 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.414 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.354 degrees.




 

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