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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 Hagerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagerville 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 Hagerville:
- 31.344818, -95.081797
- 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 Hagerville
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Hagerville is near Trinity County and also Angelina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina 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 Hagerville
Communities Also Named Hagerville ...
We found one communities that are also named Hagerville.
Within Texas, the name Hagerville is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hagerville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Hagerville is located in Salem County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hagerville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Hagerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagerville ...
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.
- Apple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fog Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plain is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Ratcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stubblefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stubblefield is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Sweet Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Union is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Union
- Walker Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
How Far From Hagerville 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 Hagerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hagerville and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hagerville to Crockett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hagerville) 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 Hagerville 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 Hagerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3448, Longitude: -95.0818 In this case, the coordinates for Hagerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.76 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.071 degrees. |
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