Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goober Hill:
  • 31.651565, -93.931023
  • 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 Goober Hill

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Goober Hill is near Sabine County and also Sabine Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish

• 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 Goober Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goober Hill ...

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.

• Alexanders Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
• Black Ankle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
• Bland Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
• Chamber Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamber Ferry is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamber Ferry
• Fords Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Geneva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Geneva is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Jordans Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
• Lanetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
• New Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Harmony is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Ragtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragtown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
• Sunrise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From Goober Hill 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 Goober Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goober Hill to Center, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'