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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 Goodnight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodnight 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 Goodnight:
- 35.038201, -101.186188
- 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 Goodnight
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Goodnight is near Donley County and also Carson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Donley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson 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 Goodnight
Communities Also Named Goodnight ...
We found five communities that are also named Goodnight.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Goodnight.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Navarro County
- This Goodnight is located in Navarro County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Goodnight that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Goodnight.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Goodnight is located in Pueblo County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Goodnight that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Goodnight.
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Goodnight is located in Barren County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodnight that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Goodnight.
- Missouri
- Polk County
- This Goodnight is located in Polk County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodnight that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Goodnight.
- Oklahoma
- Logan County
- This Goodnight is located in Logan County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodnight that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Goodnight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodnight ...
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.
- Groom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howardwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howardwick is located in Donley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Lark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lark is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Panhandle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockledge is located in Donley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Wayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Goodnight to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goodnight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodnight and extending to:
- Claude, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goodnight to Claude, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodnight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Goodnight 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 Goodnight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0382, Longitude: -101.1862 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.487 degrees. |
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