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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in High, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High and the surrounding area.
- 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 High:
- 33.612256, -95.746734
- 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 High
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since High is near Fannin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 High
Communities Also Named High ...
We found one communities that are also named High.
Within Texas, the name High is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named High in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This High is located in Carroll County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of High.
Curious and Interesting Names Near High ...
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.
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Honey Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Petty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tigertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tigertown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From High 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 High to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from High to Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 High to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6123, Longitude: -95.7467 In this case, the coordinates for High have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.342 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.088 degrees. |
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