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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 Fair Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair 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 Fair Grove:
- 37.383343, -93.151805
- 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 Fair 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Fair Grove is near Webster County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Fair Grove
Communities Also Named Fair Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Fair Grove.
Within Missouri, the name Fair Grove is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Fair Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Fair Grove is located in Davidson County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fair Grove that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Fair Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair 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.
- Bassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bassville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville
- Cross Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cross Way is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Way
- Elkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Goodnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Hickory Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pleasant Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redtop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Rock Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Prairie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie
- Tin Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
How Far From Fair 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 city such as Fair Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Grove and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Grove to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fair 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 Fair Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3833, Longitude: -93.1518 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.958 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.298 degrees. |
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