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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 Diamond Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond 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 Diamond Grove:
    • 36.708757, -77.936939
    • 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 Diamond 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Diamond Grove is near Spotsylvania County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Diamond Grove

Communities Also Named Diamond Grove ...

We found two communities that are also named Diamond Grove.

Within Virginia, the name Diamond Grove is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Diamond Grove is located in Sebastian County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west of the Diamond Grove that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Diamond Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Diamond Grove is located in Grant County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Diamond Grove that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Diamond Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond 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.

  • Brokenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Forksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Greentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hicks Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Merchant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Merchant is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
  • Pea Hill Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
  • Price Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
  • Vineland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Diamond Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Diamond Grove 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 Diamond Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7088, Longitude: -77.9369       In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.522 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.827 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.884 degrees.