Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Musgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Musgrove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Musgrove
- 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 Musgrove:
- 32.955401, -95.227720
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Musgrove
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Musgrove is near Franklin County and also Camp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Camp 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Musgrove ...
We found one communities that share the name Musgrove.
Within Texas, the name Musgrove is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Musgrove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Musgrove ...
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.
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Franklin County
- Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Humble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Camp County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Majors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wood County
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Franklin County
- Stout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Musgrove 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 Musgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Musgrove once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Musgrove and extending to:
- Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Musgrove to Quitman, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 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 1,094 miles [1,760.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Musgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Musgrove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Musgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9554, Longitude: -95.2277 In this case, the coordinates for Musgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Musgrove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.922 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.314 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.94 degrees. |