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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 Harbor Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor Grove 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 Harbor Grove:
- 33.112621, -97.050565
- 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 Harbor 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Harbor Grove is near Dallas County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Harbor Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor 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.
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Copper Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Double Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Hill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Lake Dallas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayhill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
- Shady Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Shores is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
How Far From Harbor Grove 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 Harbor 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 Harbor Grove and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Harbor Grove to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,184 miles [1,905.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harbor Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harbor Grove 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 Harbor Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1126, Longitude: -97.0506 In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.153 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.736 degrees. |
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