Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gorman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gorman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gorman
- 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 Gorman:
- 32.213554, -98.672059
- 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 Gorman
- 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 Eastland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Eastland County
- Since Gorman is near Comanche County and also Erath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- eBird sighting report for Erath 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gorman ...
We found nine communities that share the name Gorman.
Within Texas, the name Gorman is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gorman ...
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.
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <4>
- Chuckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
- Chuckville is located in Eastland County
- Duster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Mountain Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
- Punkin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Ranger is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <4>
- Staff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Stag Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stag Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
- Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
- Union Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Eastland County
How Far From Gorman 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 city such as Gorman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gorman and extending to:
- Eastland, which is the Seat of Eastland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gorman to Eastland, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gorman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eastland County: www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gorman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gorman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2136, Longitude: -98.6721 In this case, the coordinates for Gorman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Gorman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gorman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.816 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.563 degrees. |