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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:
- 41.409261, -74.195148
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Blooming Grove is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 New York, the name Blooming Grove is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Lamar County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Blooming Grove.
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Blooming Grove.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 855 miles [1,376 km] to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Orange 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.
- Bull Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bull Mine is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Greycourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Marycrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marycrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
- Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain House is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Otter Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Rock Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rural Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Blooming 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 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:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Blooming Grove to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blooming 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 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: 41.4093, Longitude: -74.1951 In this case, the coordinates for Blooming Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.98 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.432 degrees. |
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