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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:
- 36.119507, -88.599500
- 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
- Since Blooming Grove is near Carroll County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Blooming Grove.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Giles County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Giles County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Blooming Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Lamar County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley 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 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley 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 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Blooming Grove.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Orange County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Blooming Grove.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley 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 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley 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 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Blooming Grove.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Navarro County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blooming Grove that is located in Weakley 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.
- Cherrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Christmasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christmasville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Greenhills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhills is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Holly Leaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Leaf is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Leaf
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pillowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Sandhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Skullbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skullbone is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullbone
- Tumbling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
How Far From Blooming 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 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:
- Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blooming Grove to Dresden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). 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 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blooming Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 36.1195, Longitude: -88.5995 In this case, the coordinates for Blooming Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.931 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.487 degrees. |
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