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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 Douglassville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglassville 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 Douglassville:
    • 33.192040, -94.353913
    • 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 Douglassville
  • 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 Douglassville ...

We found two communities that share the name Douglassville.

Within Texas, the name Douglassville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Douglassville is located in Berks County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Douglassville that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Douglassville.
      • Northampton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Douglassville [Northampton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglassville ...

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.

  • Carbondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Carterville is located in Cass County
  • Gum Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Cass County
  • Knights Bluff Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Bluff Landing
    • Knights Bluff Landing is located in Cass County
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Colony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
    • New Colony is located in Cass County
  • Overcup Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overcup Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup Landing
    • Overcup Landing is located in Cass County
  • Panhandle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panhandle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
    • Panhandle is located in Cass County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Poorboy Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poorboy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorboy Landing
    • Poorboy Landing is located in Cass County
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Hill
    • From Douglassville to Red Hill
  • Roach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
    • Roach is located in Cass County

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

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

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Douglassville to Linden, with an average speed<6> 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 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Douglassville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglassville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1920, Longitude: -94.3539    
<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 Douglassville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Douglassville 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 318.377 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.707 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.525 degrees.




 

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