Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Temple Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Temple Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Temple Grove

• 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 Temple Grove:
  • 34.928411, -84.771606
  • 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 Temple 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Since Temple Grove is near Whitfield County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Temple Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Temple 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.

• Ball Play
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
• Beaverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
• Cedar Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Cedar Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Dawnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawnville is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnville
• Earnest ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
• Edgar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgar is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Gap Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gap Spring is located in Bradley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Spring
• Gregory
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
• Pumpkin Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Ruralvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Bradley County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Temple Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Temple Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Temple Grove and extending to:

• Chatsworth, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Temple Grove to Chatsworth, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'