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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 County Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Line 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 County Line:
    • 32.974285, -95.786629
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on County Line
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named County Line ...

We found 26 communities that share the name County Line.

There are three communities within Texas that are also named County Line.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Camp County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of County Line [Camp County].
    • Hale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of County Line [Hale County].
    • Nacogdoches County
      • This County Line is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of County Line.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This County Line is located in Blount County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the east of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of County Line.
      • Covington County
      • This County Line is located in Covington County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of County Line.
      • Cullman County
      • This County Line is located in Cullman County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of County Line.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of County Line [Pike County].
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This County Line is located in Fulton County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of County Line.
    • Georgia
      • Barrow County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of County Line [Barrow County].
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of County Line [Carroll County].
      • Meriwether County
      • This County Line is located in Meriwether County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the east of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of County Line.
      • Stewart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of County Line [Stewart County].
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of County Line [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of County Line [Jefferson County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of County Line [Bay County].
      • Saginaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of County Line [Saginaw County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This County Line lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This County Line is located in Niagara County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of County Line.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of County Line.
    • Ohio
      • Miami County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of County Line [Miami County].
      • Preble County
      • This County Line is located in Preble County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of County Line.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This County Line is located in Bucks County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of County Line.
      • Northumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of County Line [Northumberland County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of County Line [Milwaukee County].
      • Oconto County
      • This County Line is located in Oconto County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the County Line that is located in Rains County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of County Line.
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of County Line [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near County Line ...

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.

  • Bonanza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Divide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
  • Greenview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
    • Greenview is located in Hopkins County
  • Hermits Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermits Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermits Cove
    • Hermits Cove is located in Rains County
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Hopkins County
  • Palestine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
  • Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Rains County
  • Rocky Point Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Center
    • Rocky Point Center is located in Rains County
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Rains County
  • Shotgun Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shotgun Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotgun Crossing
    • Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County

How Far From County Line 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 community such as County Line to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Emory, which is the Seat of Rains County, lies just to the South.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from County Line to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,122 miles [1,805.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,668 miles [12,340.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for County Line. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that County Line could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in County Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9743, Longitude: -95.7866       In this case, the coordinates for County Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 County Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 County Line to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.293 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.751 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.186 degrees.




 

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