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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 East Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Liberty 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 East Liberty:
    • 31.641288, -94.023804
    • 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 East Liberty
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since East Liberty is near San Augustine County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 East Liberty

Communities Also Named East Liberty ...

We found seven communities that are also named East Liberty.

Within Texas, the name East Liberty is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This East Liberty is located in Allen County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Liberty that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of East Liberty.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of East Liberty.
      • Delaware County
      • This East Liberty is located in Delaware County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Liberty that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of East Liberty.
      • Logan County
      • This East Liberty is located in Logan County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast of the East Liberty that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of East Liberty.
      • Summit County
      • This East Liberty is located in Summit County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the northeast of the East Liberty that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of East Liberty.
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wayne County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of East Liberty.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This East Liberty is located in Allegheny County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Liberty that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of East Liberty.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Liberty ...

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.

  • Alexanders Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
  • Black Ankle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
  • Bland Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
  • Choice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Goober Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goober Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Jordans Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
  • Lanetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
  • New Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Harmony is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Ragtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ragtown is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Sunrise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From East Liberty to ...

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

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

  • Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Liberty to Center, 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 four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,078 miles [1,734.9 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 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- East Liberty) 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 East Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 East Liberty 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 East Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6413, Longitude: -94.0238       In this case, the coordinates for East Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.982 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.043 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.586 degrees.