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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gruver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gruver and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gruver:
- 36.260493, -101.407120
- 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 Gruver
- 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 Hansford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hansford County
- Since Gruver is near Hutchinson County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hutchinson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Gruver
Communities Also Named Gruver ...
We found one communities that are also named Gruver.
Within Texas, the name Gruver is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Gruver in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Emmet County
- This Gruver is located in Emmet County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gruver that is located in Hansford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Gruver.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gruver ...
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.
- Lord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lord is located in Ochiltree County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord
- Morse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pringle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Range
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Spearman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gruver 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 city such as Gruver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gruver and extending to:
- Spearman, which is the Seat of Hansford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gruver to Spearman, with an average speed<3> 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 464 miles [746.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,710 miles [12,408 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Gruver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gruver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gruver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2605, Longitude: -101.4071 In this case, the coordinates for Gruver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.473 degrees. |
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