Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Central High, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central High and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Central High

• 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 Central High:
  • 31.706565, -95.053829
  • 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 Central High

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Central High is near Nacogdoches County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Central High

Communities Also Named Central High ...

We found one communities that are also named Central High.

Within Texas, the name Central High is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Central High in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Stephens County
    • This Central High is located in Stephens County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Central High that is located in Cherokee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Central High.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central High ...

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.

• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Circle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Circle is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
• County Line
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • County Line is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Elm Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Kennedy Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Crossing
• Lone Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Looneyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
• Redlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Redlawn is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
• Shady Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Weeping Mary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary

How Far From Central High to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Central High to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Central High and extending to:

• Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Central High 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'