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

When in Cherry Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry 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 Cherry Grove:
    • 36.571819, -76.918016
    • 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Grove ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Cherry Grove.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Cherry Grove.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Rockingham County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cherry Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Alberta
      • This Cherry Grove lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cherry Grove [Grant County].
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cherry Grove [Gwinnett County].
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Grant County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Louisiana
      • Allen Parish
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Cherry Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Prince George's County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Cherry Grove.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Suffolk County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Cherry Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Cherry Grove.
      • Columbus County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Columbus County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Clermont County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Ontario
      • This Cherry Grove lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Washington County and lies 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Huntingdon County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Cherry Grove.
      • Warren County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Warren County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Benton County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Cherry Grove.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Clark County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Cherry Grove.
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Pendleton County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Cherry Grove.
      • Putnam County
      • This Cherry Grove is located in Putnam County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cherry Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry 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.

  • Delaware
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Southampton County
  • Delaware Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Park
    • Delaware Park is located in Southampton County
  • Factory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hill
    • Factory Hill is located in Suffolk City
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Isaac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
    • Isaac is located in Southampton County
  • Kingsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
  • Lees Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
    • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Mill Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck
    • Mill Neck is located in Hertford County (NC)
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
  • Savages Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savages Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
    • Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Sunbeam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Sunbeam is located in Southampton County
  • Sweepstakes ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweepstakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
    • Sweepstakes is located in Southampton County
  • Tarheel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel
    • Tarheel is located in Gates County (NC)

How Far From Cherry Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cherry Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cherry Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5718, Longitude: -76.9180       In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Cherry Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Cherry 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 . 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.
<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 Cherry Grove 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 307.946 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.148 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.533 degrees.









 

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