Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pilot Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pilot Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pilot 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 Pilot Grove:
- 33.438121, -96.424921
- 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 Pilot 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Pilot Grove is near Collin County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Collin County
- eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Pilot Grove ...
We found five communities that share the name Pilot Grove.
Within Texas, the name Pilot Grove is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Lee County
- This Pilot Grove is located in Lee County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pilot Grove that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pilot Grove.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- 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 Kansas community of Pilot Grove [Brown County].
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north of the Pilot Grove that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Pilot Grove.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pilot Grove that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Pilot Grove.
- Daviess County
- Although located in Daviess County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Pilot Grove.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilot 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.
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Anna is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Desert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Fannin County
- Kentucky Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Nobility
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Tom Bean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
- Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <4>
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Fannin County
How Far From Pilot 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 Pilot Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilot Grove and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pilot Grove to Sherman, 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 232 miles [373.4 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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,671 miles [12,345.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pilot Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
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- Pilot Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pilot Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4381, Longitude: -96.4249 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pilot 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pilot 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 319.773 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.373 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.415 degrees. |