Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plum Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plum 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 Plum Grove:
- 30.199809, -95.087908
- 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 Plum 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Plum Grove is near Montgomery County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Plum Grove ...
We found four communities that share the name Plum Grove.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Plum Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Ellis County
- This Plum Grove is located in Ellis County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plum Grove that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Plum Grove.
- Ellis County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Atchison 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 Plum Grove [Atchison County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plum Grove [Butler County].
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plum Grove that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Plum Grove.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum 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.
- Deerbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Elm Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greentree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Gum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Hidden Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Midline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Nimrod ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Seaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Snuff Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snuff Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge
- Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
- Woodbranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
How Far From Plum 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 city such as Plum Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Grove and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Grove to Liberty, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west (W). 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 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plum Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1998, Longitude: -95.0879 In this case, the coordinates for Plum 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 Plum 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Plum Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.432 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.197 degrees. |