Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Gladewater Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladewater Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gladewater Park

• 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 Gladewater Park:
  • 32.511534, -94.977163
  • 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 Gladewater Park

• 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 Gregg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg County
  • Since Gladewater Park is near Upshur County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Gladewater Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladewater Park ...

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.

• Big Sandy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Danville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown has also been known as:
  • Jimtown
• Liberty City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Mings Chapel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mings Chapel is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Chapel
• Red Level
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Level is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Rolling Meadows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Seven Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Union Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Waters Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waters Bluff is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Bluff

How Far From Gladewater Park 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 Gladewater Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gladewater Park and extending to:

• Longview, which is the Seat of Gregg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gladewater Park to Longview, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'