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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 Spring Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring 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 Spring Grove:
    • 37.282916, -79.862537
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spring Grove
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Spring Grove ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Spring Grove.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Spring Grove.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesterfield County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Spring Grove.
    • Surry County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Surry County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Spring Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lake 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 Florida community of Spring Grove [Lake County].
    • Georgia
      • Stewart 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 Georgia community of Spring Grove [Stewart County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Spring Grove is located in McHenry County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Spring Grove.
      • Warren 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 Illinois community of Spring Grove [Warren County].
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Wayne County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Spring Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Spring Grove.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Spring Grove [Cherokee County].
      • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Grove [Miami County].
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Union County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Spring Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Spring Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Allegan County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Spring Grove.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Houston County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Spring Grove.
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Spring Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Spring Grove.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Spring Grove [Hamilton County].
      • Richland 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 Spring Grove [Richland County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Spring Grove [Lancaster County].
      • York County
      • This Spring Grove is located in York County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Spring Grove.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Providence County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Spring Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Spring Grove [Laurens County].
    • South Dakota
      • Roberts County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Roberts County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Spring Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Grove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Spring Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring 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.

  • Bluestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
    • Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
  • Colonial Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
    • Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
  • Dundee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Roanoke County
  • Falling Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
    • Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
  • Hickory Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
  • Huntridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
    • Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
  • Jamestown Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
    • Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
  • Lilly View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
    • Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
  • Lynn Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
    • Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
  • Mayflower Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
    • Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Muse
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
    • Muse is located in Roanoke County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Peachtree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
      • Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
    • River Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
      • River Edge is located in Roanoke County
    • Springtree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
      • Springtree is located in Roanoke City
    • Sunrise Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
      • Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Spring Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2829, Longitude: -79.8625       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Spring Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.626 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.172 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.466 degrees.




 

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