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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 Liberty Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty 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 Liberty Grove:
- 33.331221, -95.697181
- 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 Liberty 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Liberty Grove is near Hopkins County and also Hunt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt 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 Liberty Grove
Communities Also Named Liberty Grove ...
We found five communities that are also named Liberty Grove.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Liberty Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Dallas County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Liberty Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east of the Liberty Grove that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Liberty Grove.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Will County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Liberty Grove that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Liberty Grove.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Liberty Grove that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Liberty Grove.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Liberty Grove that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Liberty Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty 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.
- Birthright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Deep Well Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
- Emblem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emblem is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Harpers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harpers Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossing
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- New Birthright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peerless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Posey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Post Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sandhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandhill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill has also been known as:
- Sand Hill
How Far From Liberty 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 Liberty Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Grove and extending to:
- Cooper, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Liberty Grove to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 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- Liberty Grove) 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 Liberty 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 Liberty Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3312, Longitude: -95.6972 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.101 degrees. |
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