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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 Joel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joel 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 Joel:
- 34.860616, -102.301589
- 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 Joel
- 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 Deaf Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
- Since Joel is near Castro County and also Randall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Castro County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randall 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 Joel
Communities Also Named Joel ...
We found three communities that are also named Joel.
Within Texas, the name Joel is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Joel is located in Carroll County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east of the Joel that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Joel.
- Idaho
- Latah County
- This Joel is located in Latah County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Joel that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Joel.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Joel is located in Polk County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Joel that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Joel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joel ...
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.
- Bushland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Easter is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter
- Everett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Happy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
How Far From Joel 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 community such as Joel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joel and extending to:
- Hereford, which is the Seat of Deaf Smith County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Joel to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,418 miles [2,282 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joel) 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 Joel 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 Joel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8606, Longitude: -102.3016 In this case, the coordinates for Joel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.053 degrees. |
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