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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gore Landing:
    • 30.410763, -94.119628
    • 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 Gore Landing
  • 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

Communities Also Named Gore Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Gore Landing.

Within Texas, the name Gore Landing is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Gore Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north of the Gore Landing that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Gore Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gore Landing ...

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.

  • Call
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
    • Call is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <3>
  • Dies
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies
    • Dies is located in Hardin County
  • Echo Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
    • Echo Forest is located in Orange County
  • Gist
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
    • Gist is located in Jasper County
  • Honey Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Island
    • Honey Island is located in Hardin County
  • Lakeview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Orange County
  • Mauriceville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Crest
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Pine Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Hardin County
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
  • Village Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
    • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <3>
  • Wildwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Hardin County

How Far From Gore Landing 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 Gore Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gore Landing and extending to:

  • Kountze, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gore Landing to Kountze, with an average speed<4> 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the west (W). 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 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gore Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Gore Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gore Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4108, Longitude: -94.1196       In this case, the coordinates for Gore Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gore Landing 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 317.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.767 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.773 degrees.









 

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