Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hart and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hart
- 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 Hart:
- 34.385712, -102.115000
- 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 Hart
- 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 Castro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Castro County
- Since Hart is near Swisher County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Swisher County
- eBird sighting report for Hale 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
Communities Also Named Hart ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Hart.
Within Texas, the name Hart is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hart [Benton County].
- White County
- This Hart is located in White County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the east of the Hart that is located in Castro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Hart.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Hart is located in San Bernardino County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the west of the Hart that is located in Castro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Hart.
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hart [Shasta County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Hart is located in Macon County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hart that is located in Castro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Hart.
- McDonald County
- This Hart is located in McDonald County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hart that is located in Castro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Hart.
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- Saskatchewan
- This Hart lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the north of the Hart that is located in Castro County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hart ...
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.
- Big Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Square
- Big Square is located in Castro County
- Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Earth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
- Earth is located in Lamb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <5>
- Easter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Flagg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hart Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Jumbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Kaffir
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Hart 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 Hart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hart and extending to:
- Dimmitt, which is the Seat of Castro County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hart to Dimmitt, with an average speed<6> 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,836 miles [12,610.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Hart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3857, Longitude: -102.1150 In this case, the coordinates for Hart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hart 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.827 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.263 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.002 degrees. |