Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Center Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Center 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 Center Grove:
- 31.167405, -95.384387
- 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 Center 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Center Grove is near Trinity County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Center Grove ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Center Grove.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Center Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Titus County
- This Center Grove is located in Titus County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Center Grove.
- Titus County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Center Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Center Grove.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Center Grove is located in Grant County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Center Grove.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Center Grove is located in Walker County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Center Grove.
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Center Grove is located in Dubuque County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Center Grove.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Center Grove [Shawnee County].
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Center Grove is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Center Grove.
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- Although located in Atchison County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Center Grove.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Center Grove [Bedford County].
- Franklin County
- This Center Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Center Grove.
- Jackson County
- This Center Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast of the Center Grove that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Center Grove.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center 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.
- Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Friday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lovelady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Red Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Red Branch is located in Trinity County
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
How Far From Center 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 Center Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Grove and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Grove to Crockett, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1674, Longitude: -95.3844 In this case, the coordinates for Center Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Center Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Center Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.219 degrees. |