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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Groseclose 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 Groseclose:
- 36.889562, -81.347049
- 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
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Groseclose is near Wythe County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland 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
Communities Also Named Groseclose ...
We found one communities that are also named Groseclose.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Groseclose.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Wythe County
- This Groseclose is located in Wythe County and lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the east of the Groseclose that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Groseclose.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Groseclose ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blacklick is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blessing is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Crockett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Mill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill
- Rural Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
How Far From Groseclose 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Groseclose and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Groseclose to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 272 miles [437.7 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 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groseclose) 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 Groseclose 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8896, Longitude: -81.3470 In this case, the coordinates for Groseclose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.126 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.203 degrees. |
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