Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hawk Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawk Cove and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Hawk Cove:
  • 32.883557, -96.083129
  • 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 Hawk Cove

• 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Since Hawk Cove is near Kaufman County and also Van Zandt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt 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 Hawk Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawk Cove ...

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.

• Cash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cash is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Elmo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <1>
• Flats
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Flats is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
• Frog
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frog is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog
• Harris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hermits Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hermits Cove is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermits Cove
• Hooker Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
• Lone Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <1>
• Meadowview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Meadowview is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Poetry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
• Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <1>
• Union Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hawk Cove and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hawk Cove to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,684 miles [12,366.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'