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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 Hallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallsville 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 Hallsville:
- 32.504474, -94.574167
- 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 Hallsville
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Hallsville is near Gregg County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Hallsville
Communities Also Named Hallsville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Hallsville.
Within Texas, the name Hallsville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Hallsville is located in Pike County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hallsville.
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- This Hallsville is located in Prairie County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Hallsville.
- Illinois
- De Witt County
- This Hallsville is located in De Witt County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Hallsville.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Hallsville is located in Boone County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hallsville.
- Ray County
- Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Hallsville.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Hallsville [Hillsborough County].
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Hallsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hallsville.
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Hallsville is located in Duplin County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Hallsville.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Hallsville is located in Ross County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Hallsville.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hallsville [McDowell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallsville ...
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.
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carterville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chalk Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Hill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill
- Elderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longview Heights is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mayflower is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Mulberry Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Springs
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
How Far From Hallsville 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 city such as Hallsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hallsville and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hallsville to Marshall, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hallsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hallsville 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hallsville 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 Hallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5045, Longitude: -94.5742 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.712 degrees. |
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