Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hagansport:
  • 33.34132, -95.249494
  • 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 Hagansport

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Hagansport is near Red River County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Hagansport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagansport ...

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.

• Deport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deport
  • From Hagansport to Deport
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Flora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Johntown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johntown is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lone Oak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Marshall Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall Springs is located in Titus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Springs
• Pine Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Branch is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
• Rugby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rugby is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Shadowland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shadowland is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
• Sulphur Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sulphur Bluff
  • From Hagansport to Sulphur Bluff

How Far From Hagansport 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 community such as Hagansport to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hagansport to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'