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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hanger

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hanger

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Hanger is near Marshall County and also Cooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke 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 Hanger

Communities Also Named Hanger ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Dixie is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Fink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fink is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
• Frontier Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
• Gage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gage is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Gordonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <2>
• Locust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Locust is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
• Red Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
• Twin City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Twin City is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
• Willow Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Spring is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Spring
• Woodlake Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park

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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'