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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blooming 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 Blooming Grove:
- 32.092362, -96.717295
- 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 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 Navarro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- Since Blooming Grove is near Ellis County and also Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Blooming Grove ...
We found nine communities that share the name Blooming Grove.
Within Texas, the name Blooming Grove is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- This Blooming Grove is located in Lamar County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro 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 540 miles [869 km] to the east northeast of the Blooming Grove that is located in Navarro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Blooming Grove.
- Alabama
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.
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <2>
- Brushie Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushie Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
- Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
- Emmett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <2>
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Irene is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <2>
- Italy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Italy is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <2>
- Lone Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Onion Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
How Far From Blooming Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town 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:
- Corsicana, which is the Seat of Navarro County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blooming Grove to Corsicana, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blooming Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blooming Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blooming Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0924, Longitude: -96.7173 In this case, the coordinates for Blooming Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Blooming 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 319.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.233 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.699 degrees. |