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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 Faught, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faught 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 Faught:
- 33.737329, -95.420788
- 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 Faught
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Faught is near Red River County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Faught
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faught ...
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.
- Blossom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cross Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Road is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Givens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Novice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Slate Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Shoals
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Faught 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 Faught to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Faught and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Faught to Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,080 miles [1,738.1 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 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Faught) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Faught 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 Faught. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7373, Longitude: -95.4208 In this case, the coordinates for Faught have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.925 degrees. |
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