Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flower Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flower Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flower 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 Flower Grove:
  • 32.498721, -101.814863
  • 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 Flower 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Since Flower Grove is near Dawson County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Flower Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flower 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.

• Brown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Fivemile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fivemile is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Friendship
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Grady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grady is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Key
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Key is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Knott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knott is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <1>
• Patricia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Patricia is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia
• Tarzan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarzan is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <1>
• Tenmile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenmile is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
• Three Leagues
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Three Leagues is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Leagues

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flower Grove and extending to:

• Stanton, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Flower Grove to Stanton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,926 miles [12,755.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'