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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 Miller Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller 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 Miller Grove:
- 33.024281, -95.803124
- 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 Miller 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Miller Grove is near Rains County and also Hunt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rains 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 Miller Grove
Communities Also Named Miller Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Miller Grove.
Within Texas, the name Miller Grove is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Miller Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Miller Grove is located in Darke County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the Miller Grove that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Miller Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller 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.
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- County Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Divide
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hermits Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermits Cove is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermits Cove
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Overland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Overland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shotgun Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotgun Crossing
How Far From Miller Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miller Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miller Grove and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Grove to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 221 miles [355.7 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Miller 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 Miller 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 Miller Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0243, Longitude: -95.8031 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.187 degrees. |
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