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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Appleby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Appleby and the surrounding area.
- 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 Appleby:
- 31.716215, -94.604927
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Appleby
- 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Since Appleby is near Rusk County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Appleby
Communities Also Named Appleby ...
We found three communities that are also named Appleby.
Within Texas, the name Appleby is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Appleby is located in Washington County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north of the Appleby that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Appleby.
- Ontario
- This Appleby lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Appleby that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Appleby is located in Codington County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the north of the Appleby that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Appleby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Appleby ...
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.
- Bonita Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita Junction is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Junction
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Holly Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Appleby 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 city such as Appleby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Appleby and extending to:
- Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Appleby to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Appleby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Appleby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Appleby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7162, Longitude: -94.6049 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.365 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.824 degrees. |
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