Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gould, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gould and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gould
- 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 Gould:
- 32.055701, -95.151036
- 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 Gould
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Gould is near Rusk County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gould ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Gould.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Gould.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bell County
- Rusk County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Gould is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Gould.
- Jefferson County
- This Gould is located in Jefferson County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gould.
- Lucas County
- This Gould is located in Lucas County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Gould.
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Gould lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Gould is located in Clay County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gould.
- Upshur County
- This Gould is located in Upshur County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east northeast of the Gould that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gould.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould ...
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 Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Blackjack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Brushy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cove Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Craft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Henrys Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
How Far From Gould 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 Gould to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gould and extending to:
- Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gould to Rusk, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gould. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gould 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gould) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gould. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0557, Longitude: -95.1510 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gould, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Gould 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 318.763 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.018 degrees. |