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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 Cookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cookville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cookville:
    • 33.185676, -94.854377
    • 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 Cookville
  • 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 Titus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Titus County
    • Since Cookville is near Morris County and also Camp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camp 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 Cookville

Communities Also Named Cookville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Cookville.

Within Texas, the name Cookville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This Cookville is located in Woodson County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Cookville.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Cookville.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Cookville is located in Pulaski County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Cookville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Cookville lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Cookville is located in Genesee County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Cookville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cookville lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Cookville is located in Orange County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cookville that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cookville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cookville ...

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.

  • Farmers Academy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Farmers Academy is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Academy
  • Green Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harvard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard is located in Camp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Liberty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Lone Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Naples
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Naples is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Former name for Naples:
    • Station Belden
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Rocky Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch

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

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

  • Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Titus County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cookville to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cookville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cookville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cookville 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 Cookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1857, Longitude: -94.8544       In this case, the coordinates for Cookville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.704 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.088 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.746 degrees.