Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morris Grove:
  • 33.037064, -95.314390
  • 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 Morris 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 Morris Grove is near Franklin County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Morris Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morris 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.

• Black Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Clearwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Cypress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cypress is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Humble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Humble is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
• Majors
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Majors is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
• Rock Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morris Grove to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'