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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ernest Anderson Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ernest Anderson Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Ernest Anderson Crossing
  • 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 Ernest Anderson Crossing:
    • 31.443513, -95.035769
    • 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 Ernest Anderson Crossing
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ernest Anderson Crossing ...

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.

  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
  • Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Cherokee County
  • Fog Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
  • Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Plain is located in Houston County
  • Ratcliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
    • Ratcliff is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <2>
  • Redtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Redtown is located in Angelina County
  • Stubblefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
    • Stubblefield is located in Houston County
  • Sweet Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Union
    • Sweet Union is located in Cherokee County
  • Walker Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
    • Walker Crossing is located in Houston County

How Far From Ernest Anderson Crossing 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 Ernest Anderson Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ernest Anderson Crossing and extending to:

  • Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ernest Anderson Crossing to Crockett, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Ernest Anderson Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ernest Anderson Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4435, Longitude: -95.0358       In this case, the coordinates for Ernest Anderson Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ernest Anderson Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.609 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.753 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.04 degrees.









 

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