Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gravel Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gravel Point
- 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 Gravel Point:
- 37.224773, -92.167937
- 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 Gravel Point
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Gravel Point is near Wright County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gravel Point ...
We found one communities that share the name Gravel Point.
Within Missouri, the name Gravel Point is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Gravel Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Gravel Point is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south of the Gravel Point that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Gravel Point.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel Point ...
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.
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Antler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Texas County
- Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Fowler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Grove <3>
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
- Plum Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Rail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gravel Point 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 Gravel Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Gravel Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravel Point and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gravel Point to Houston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Gravel Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gravel Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2248, Longitude: -92.1679 In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Gravel Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gravel Point 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 317.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.978 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.868 degrees. |