Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aikin Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aikin Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aikin Grove
- 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 Aikin Grove:
- 33.555665, -95.048554
- 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 Aikin 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Aikin Grove is near Titus County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Titus County
- eBird sighting report for Lamar 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aikin 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.
- Boxelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Cuthand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Dimple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - English
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Johntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Peters Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Prairie
- Peters Prairie is located in Red River County
- Pine Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
- Pine Branch is located in Red River County
- Sherry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River County
How Far From Aikin 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 Aikin Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aikin Grove and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Aikin Grove to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aikin Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Aikin Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aikin Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5557, Longitude: -95.0486 In this case, the coordinates for Aikin Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Aikin Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.783 degrees. |