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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 Kokomo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kokomo 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 Kokomo:
- 32.283230, -98.705025
- 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 Kokomo
- 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 Eastland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
- Since Kokomo is near Comanche County and also Erath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erath 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 Kokomo
Communities Also Named Kokomo ...
We found eight communities that are also named Kokomo.
Within Texas, the name Kokomo is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Kokomo is located in Lee County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kokomo that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Kokomo.
- Colorado
- Summit County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Kokomo [Summit County].
- Hawaii
- This Kokomo lies 3,601 miles [5,795.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kokomo that is located in Eastland County.
- Indiana
- Howard County
- This Kokomo is located in Howard County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kokomo that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Kokomo.
- Kansas
- Hodgeman 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 Kansas community of Kokomo [Hodgeman County].
- Michigan
- Missaukee 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 Kokomo [Missaukee County].
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This Kokomo is located in Marion County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the east of the Kokomo that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Kokomo.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence 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 New York community of Kokomo [Saint Lawrence County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kokomo ...
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.
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chuckville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckville is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
- Duster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mountain Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Punkin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Staff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Staff is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
- Union Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Kokomo 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 Kokomo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kokomo and extending to:
- Eastland, which is the Seat of Eastland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kokomo to Eastland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Kokomo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kokomo, 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 Kokomo 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kokomo 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 Kokomo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2832, Longitude: -98.7050 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.162 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.862 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.572 degrees. |
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