Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chalk Hill:
  • 32.352932, -94.651041
  • 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 Chalk Hill

• 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
  • Since Chalk Hill is near Gregg County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Chalk Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalk Hill ...

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.

• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Center Point is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Craig
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Elderville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elderville is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
• Gum Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hallsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <1>
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Longview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <1>
• Longview Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Longview Heights is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
• Mayflower
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayflower is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Rolling Meadows
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows

How Far From Chalk Hill 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 Chalk Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chalk Hill and extending to:

• Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chalk Hill to Henderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,652 miles [12,314.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'