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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 Emblem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emblem and the surrounding area.
- 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 Emblem:
- 33.247334, -95.766072
- 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 Emblem
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Emblem is near Delta County and also Hunt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt 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 Emblem
Communities Also Named Emblem ...
We found three communities that are also named Emblem.
Within Texas, the name Emblem is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Emblem lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the north of the Emblem that is located in Hopkins County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Emblem is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emblem that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Emblem.
- Wyoming
- Big Horn County
- This Emblem is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northwest of the Emblem that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Emblem.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emblem ...
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.
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deep Well Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Good Neighbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Neighbor is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Neighbor
- Harpers Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpers Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossing
- Liberty Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Overland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Peerless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Posey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
How Far From Emblem 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 Emblem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emblem and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emblem to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,113 miles [1,791.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emblem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Emblem 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 Emblem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2473, Longitude: -95.7661 In this case, the coordinates for Emblem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.143 degrees. |
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