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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 Harris Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris 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 Harris Grove:
- 36.570143, -88.427912
- 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 Harris 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 Calloway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- Since Harris Grove is near Graves County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Harris Grove
Communities Also Named Harris Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Harris Grove.
Within Kentucky, the name Harris Grove is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Harris Grove [Jefferson County].
- Virginia
- York County
- This Harris Grove is located in York County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the east of the Harris Grove that is located in Calloway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Harris Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris 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.
- Bell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Crossland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossland is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hazel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynn Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penny is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny
How Far From Harris 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 Harris Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harris Grove and extending to:
- Murray, which is the Seat of Calloway County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Harris Grove to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harris Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harris Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harris 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 Harris Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5701, Longitude: -88.4279 In this case, the coordinates for Harris Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.311 degrees. |
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