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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 Hanger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanger 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 Hanger:
    • 33.711217, -96.757776
    • 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 Hanger
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hanger ...

We found one communities that share the name Hanger.

Within Texas, the name Hanger is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hanger in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • This Hanger is located in Buchanan County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hanger that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Hanger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanger ...

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.

  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Grayson County
  • Fink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
    • Fink is located in Grayson County
  • Frontier Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
  • Gage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gage is located in Grayson County
  • Gordonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Grayson County
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Red Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Twin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Twin City is located in Grayson County
  • Willow Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Spring
    • Willow Spring is located in Grayson County
  • Woodlake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
    • Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanger and extending to:

  • Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanger to Sherman, with an average speed<4> 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,670 miles [12,343.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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- Hanger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7112, Longitude: -96.7578       In this case, the coordinates for Hanger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Hanger 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 320.029 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.707 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.533 degrees.









 

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