Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Emmett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Emmett
- 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 Emmett:
- 31.987656, -96.792772
- 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 Emmett
- 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 Navarro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- Since Emmett is near Hill County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- eBird sighting report for Ellis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Emmett ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Emmett.
Within Texas, the name Emmett is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Ada 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 Idaho community of Emmett [Ada County].
- Gem County
- This Emmett is located in Gem County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<2> to the northwest of the Emmett that is located in Navarro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Emmett.
- Kansas
- Brown 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 Kansas community of Emmett [Brown County].
- Pottawatomie County
- This Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the north of the Emmett that is located in Navarro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Emmett.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmett ...
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.
- Barry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
- Blooming Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <4>
- Brushie Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushie Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
- Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <4>
- Irene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Irene is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
- Lone Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Penelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Penelope is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penelope <4>
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
How Far From Emmett 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 Emmett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emmett and extending to:
- Corsicana, which is the Seat of Navarro County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emmett to Corsicana, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emmett. 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 Emmett 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emmett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emmett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9877, Longitude: -96.7928 In this case, the coordinates for Emmett 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 Emmett, 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 Emmett 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 319.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.262 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.743 degrees. |