Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawkins
- 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 Hawkins:
- 32.589183, -95.205076
- 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 Hawkins
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Hawkins is near Upshur County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Hawkins ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hawkins.
Within Texas, the name Hawkins is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hawkins [Lapeer County].
- Newaygo County
- This Hawkins is located in Newaygo County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hawkins that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Hawkins.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hawkins [Chippewa County].
- Rusk County
- This Hawkins is located in Rusk County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hawkins that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Hawkins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins ...
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.
- Angler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hoard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Latch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pine Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Red Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Sand Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Waters Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Bluff
- Waters Bluff is located in Smith County
How Far From Hawkins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hawkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkins and extending to:
- Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkins to Quitman, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 219 miles [352.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkins. 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 Hawkins, 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- Hawkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5892, Longitude: -95.2051 |
| <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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 318.864 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.199 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.976 degrees. |