Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gover

• 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 Gover:
  • 33.735937, -96.424154
  • 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 Gover

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Gover is near Bryan County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Gover

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gover ...

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.

• Anthony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Carpenters Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
• Frontier Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
• Joe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Joe is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Bryan County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mulberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Red River City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red River City is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
• Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Terrace is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
• Twin City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twin City is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
• Woodlake Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gover and extending to:

• Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gover to Sherman, with an average speed<2> 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'