Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prairie Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairie Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prairie 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 Prairie Grove:
- 31.169355, -94.719374
- 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 Prairie 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 Angelina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Angelina County
- Since Prairie Grove is near Polk County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Prairie Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Prairie Grove.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Prairie Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Limestone County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Prairie Grove.
- Limestone County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Drew County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Prairie Grove.
- Washington County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Washington County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Prairie Grove.
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Prairie Grove.
- Iowa
- Clarke 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 Iowa community of Prairie Grove [Clarke County].
- Des Moines County
- This Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Prairie Grove.
- Kansas
- Republic 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 Prairie Grove [Republic County].
- Manitoba
- This Prairie Grove lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the north of the Prairie Grove that is located in Angelina County.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie 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.
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
- Pluck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Skinner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Prairie 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 Prairie Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairie Grove and extending to:
- Lufkin, which is the Seat of Angelina County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Grove to Lufkin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1694, Longitude: -94.7194 In this case, the coordinates for Prairie 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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 318.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.435 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.937 degrees. |