Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orange Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orange 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 Orange Grove:
- 27.956219, -97.938577
- 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 Orange 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 Jim Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
- Since Orange Grove is near San Patricio County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- eBird sighting report for Nueces 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 Orange Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Orange Grove.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Orange Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Harris County
- This Orange Grove is located in Harris County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Jim Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Orange Grove.
- Harris County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Orange Grove [Plaquemines Parish].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Baltimore County].
- Howard County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Howard County].
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Orange Grove is located in Harrison County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Jim Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orange Grove.
- Jackson County
- This Orange Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Jim Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Orange Grove.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Orange Grove is located in Orange County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Jim Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange Grove.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Jim Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Orange Grove.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange 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.
- Bluntzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Casa Blanca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Heritage Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Heritage Acres has also been known as:
- Heritage Acres Colonia
- Johns Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
- Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
- Johns Valley has also been known as:
- Johns Valley Colonia
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Owl Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Peace Valley Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Harbor
- Peace Valley Harbor is located in Live Oak County
- Sandy Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
- Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
- Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
- Sandy Bluff Colonia
How Far From Orange 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 city such as Orange Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange Grove and extending to:
- Alice, which is the Seat of Jim Wells County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orange Grove to Alice, with an average speed<5> 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,006 miles [12,884.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Orange Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9562, Longitude: -97.9386 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Orange Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Orange Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Orange Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.901 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.564 degrees. |