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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 Hallsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallsburg 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 Hallsburg:
- 31.581547, -96.916151
- 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 Hallsburg
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Hallsburg is near Limestone County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Hallsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallsburg ...
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.
- Battle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Ben Hur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Elk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elm Mott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy - Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Calm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mustang
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
How Far From Hallsburg 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 city such as Hallsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hallsburg and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hallsburg to Waco, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hallsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hallsburg 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 Hallsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5815, Longitude: -96.9162 In this case, the coordinates for Hallsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.861 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.839 degrees. |
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