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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 The Groves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Groves 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 The Groves:
    • 40.818280, -111.726043
    • 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 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since The Groves is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 The Groves

Communities Also Named The Groves ...

We found nine communities that are also named The Groves.

Within Utah, the name The Groves is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Fayette 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 Indiana community of The Groves [Fayette County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Charles 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 Missouri community of The Groves [Saint Charles County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This The Groves lies 2,887 miles [4,646.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • This The Groves is located in Gaston County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<2> to the east of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of The Groves.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This The Groves is located in Charleston County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<2> to the east of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of The Groves.
      • Kershaw County
      • This The Groves is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km] to the east of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw 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 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Groves.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This The Groves is located in Clay County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the east of the The Groves that is located in Salt Lake 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.

  • Federal-Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Fraternity Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Granada Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Granada Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
  • Grand View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Little Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Maple City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Maple Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Cove is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cove
  • Maple Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
  • Merrywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Mountain Top Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mountain Top Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Park
  • Perrys Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pratts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Quad
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quad is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quad
    • Spring Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Summit Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Sunset Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hollow
    • University Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Virginia Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

How Far From The Groves to ...

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:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Groves to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- The Groves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 The Groves 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 The Groves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8183, Longitude: -111.7260       In this case, the coordinates for The Groves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.80 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.344 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.668 degrees.