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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 Marys Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marys Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marys Grove:
    • 35.055640, -86.645830
    • 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 Marys 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Marys Grove is near Madison County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Marys Grove

Communities Also Named Marys Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Marys Grove.

Within Tennessee, the name Marys Grove is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Marys Grove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Marys Grove is located in Cleveland County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Marys Grove that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Marys Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marys 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.

  • Blanche
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Bobo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobo is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Elkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Harms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harms is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
  • Highland Rim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Park City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Pearl City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Prospect is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Three Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Marys 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 Marys Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marys Grove and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Marys Grove to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marys 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 Marys 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 Marys Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0556, Longitude: -86.6458       In this case, the coordinates for Marys Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.665 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.488 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.892 degrees.