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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 Hudson Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudson Oaks 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 Hudson Oaks:
- 32.750335, -97.698754
- 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 Hudson Oaks
- 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 Parker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Since Hudson Oaks is near Tarrant County and also Hood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood 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 Hudson Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudson Oaks ...
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.
- Carter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Center Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Point is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dicey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Fox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Punkin Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Sanctuary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Tin Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tin Top is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Willow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Hudson Oaks 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 Hudson Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hudson Oaks and extending to:
- Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hudson Oaks to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,756 miles [12,482.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hudson Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hudson Oaks 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 Hudson Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7503, Longitude: -97.6988 In this case, the coordinates for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.069 degrees. |
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