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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 Grimes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grimes and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grimes:
- 39.278340, -78.126241
- 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 Grimes
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Grimes is near Berkeley County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Grimes
Communities Also Named Grimes ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Grimes.
Within Virginia, the name Grimes is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- This Grimes is located in Dale County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Grimes.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Grimes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the southwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Grimes.
- California
- Colusa County
- This Grimes is located in Colusa County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Grimes.
- Georgia
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Grimes [Harris County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Grimes is located in Polk County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Grimes.
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Grimes is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Grimes.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Grimes is located in Washington County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grimes.
- North Carolina
- Rowan 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 North Carolina community of Grimes [Rowan County].
- Ohio
- Adams 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 Ohio community of Grimes [Adams County].
- Oklahoma
- Roger Mills County
- This Grimes is located in Roger Mills County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roger Mills County community of Grimes.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Grimes is located in Nolan County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grimes that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Grimes.
- Tyler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Grimes [Tyler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grimes ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Brucetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brucetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Clear Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Green Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Jordan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Leetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Grimes 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 Grimes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grimes and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Grimes to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Grimes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Grimes 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. |
| <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 Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grimes 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 Grimes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2783, Longitude: -78.1262 In this case, the coordinates for Grimes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.032 degrees. |
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