Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halesboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halesboro
- 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 Halesboro:
- 33.462054, -95.303282
- 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 Halesboro
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Halesboro is near Lamar County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halesboro ...
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.
- Byrdtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Deport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
- Deport is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <2>
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Johntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pine Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
- Pine Branch is located in Red River County
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Shadowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
- Shadowland is located in Red River County
- Sulphur Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
How Far From Halesboro 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 Halesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Halesboro and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halesboro to Clarksville, with an average speed<4> 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 262 miles [421.6 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,082 miles [1,741.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halesboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Halesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4621, Longitude: -95.3033 In this case, the coordinates for Halesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Halesboro 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 319.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.506 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.909 degrees. |