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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 Blooming Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blooming Grove 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 Blooming Grove:
- 33.793719, -87.978637
- 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 Blooming Grove
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Blooming Grove is near Fayette County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Blooming Grove
Communities Also Named Blooming Grove ...
We found nine communities that are also named Blooming Grove.
Within Alabama, the name Blooming Grove is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Blooming Grove.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Blooming Grove.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Orange County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Blooming Grove.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Blooming Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Pike County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Pike County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Blooming Grove.
- York County
- This Blooming Grove is located in York County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Blooming Grove.
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Giles County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Blooming Grove.
- Weakley County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Weakley County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Blooming Grove.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Navarro County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blooming Grove that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Blooming Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blooming 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.
- Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Crews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crews is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
- Crossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crossville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Kingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Blooming Grove 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 Blooming Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blooming Grove and extending to:
- Vernon, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Blooming Grove to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blooming Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blooming Grove 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 Blooming Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7937, Longitude: -87.9786 In this case, the coordinates for Blooming Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.407 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.171 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.717 degrees. |
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