Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawthorne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawthorne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawthorne
- 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 Hawthorne:
- 31.604900, -94.029915
- 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 Hawthorne
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Hawthorne is near San Augustine County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Hawthorne ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Hawthorne.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Hawthorne.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Hawthorne is located in Alachua County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Hawthorne.
- Lake County
- This Hawthorne is located in Lake County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hawthorne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hawthorne is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hawthorne.
- Charles County
- This Hawthorne is located in Charles County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km] to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hawthorne.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Hawthorne is located in Adams County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hawthorne.
- Pearl River County
- This Hawthorne is located in Pearl River County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Hawthorne.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Hawthorne lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Shelby County.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne ...
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.
- Alexanders Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexanders Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
- Black Ankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Ankle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
- Bland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
- Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
- Choice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Fords Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
- Goober Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goober Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Jordans Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
- Lanetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Ragtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Hawthorne 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 community such as Hawthorne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawthorne and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hawthorne to Center, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawthorne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Hawthorne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawthorne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6049, Longitude: -94.0299 In this case, the coordinates for Hawthorne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hawthorne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hawthorne 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hawthorne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.037 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.593 degrees. |