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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 Groveton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Groveton 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 Groveton:
    • 38.812614, -77.548324
    • 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 Groveton
  • 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Since Groveton is near Fairfax County and also Manassas Park City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas Park City
  • 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 Groveton

Communities Also Named Groveton ...

We found seven communities that are also named Groveton.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Groveton.

Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • This Groveton is located in Fairfax County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Groveton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Groveton is located in Saginaw County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Groveton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Groveton is located in Coos County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Groveton.
    • Ontario
      • This Groveton lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Groveton is located in Allegheny County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Groveton.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha 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 South Dakota community of Groveton [Minnehaha County].
    • Texas
      • Trinity County
      • This Groveton is located in Trinity County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Groveton that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Groveton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groveton ...

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.

  • Bull Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bull Run is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Cedar Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Country Scene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Scene is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
  • Coverstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Coverstone is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
  • Haymarket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Iron Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • London Towne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
  • Orchard Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
  • Rocky Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
  • Snow Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Twin Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Yorkshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Yorkshire Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
    • Yorkshire Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Groveton to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groveton) 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 Groveton 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Groveton 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 Groveton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8126, Longitude: -77.5483       In this case, the coordinates for Groveton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.197 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.962 degrees.