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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 Groseclose Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Groseclose Store 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 Groseclose Store:
    • 36.985394, -81.395385
    • 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 Groseclose Store
  • 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 Bland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
    • Since Groseclose Store is near Smyth County and also Wythe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe 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 Groseclose Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groseclose Store ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Blacklick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blacklick is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
  • Blessing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blessing is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
  • Cedar Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Drytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Eagle Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Oak is located in Bland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Oak
  • Ellendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
  • Five Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Fourway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
  • Frog Level
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Furnace Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Joe Neets
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
    • Little Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridgedale is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Rural Retreat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville

How Far From Groseclose Store 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 Groseclose Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Groseclose Store and extending to:

  • Bland, which is the Seat of Bland County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Groseclose Store to Bland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groseclose Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Groseclose Store 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 Groseclose Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9854, Longitude: -81.3954       In this case, the coordinates for Groseclose Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.538 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.172 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.194 degrees.