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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 Celeste, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Celeste 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 Celeste:
- 33.291474, -96.196167
- 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 Celeste
- 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Since Celeste is near Fannin County and also Collin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin 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 Celeste
Communities Also Named Celeste ...
We found three communities that are also named Celeste.
Within Texas, the name Celeste is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Celeste is located in Mobile County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Celeste that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Celeste.
- Georgia
- Wilkes County
- This Celeste is located in Wilkes County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east of the Celeste that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Celeste.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Celeste is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Celeste that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Celeste.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Celeste ...
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.
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hogeye
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hogeye is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
How Far From Celeste 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 Celeste to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Celeste and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Celeste to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 227 miles [365.3 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,669 miles [12,342.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Celeste) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Celeste 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 Celeste. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2915, Longitude: -96.1962 In this case, the coordinates for Celeste have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.33 degrees. |
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