Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brown Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brown Grove

• 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 Brown Grove:
  • 37.716254, -77.425260
  • 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 Brown 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Brown Grove is near Henrico County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Brown Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown 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.

• Ashcake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
• Crosses Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
• French Hay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • French Hay is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
• Heaths Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
• Kings Charter
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
• Kingswood Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
• Lewistown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mimosa Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
• Patrick Henry Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Patrick Henry Heights is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Heights
• Peaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
• Poindexters
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
• Slash Cottage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brown Grove and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Brown Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'