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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 Latexo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latexo 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 Latexo:
- 31.394636, -95.476014
- 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 Latexo
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Latexo is near Anderson County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Latexo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latexo ...
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.
- Coonskin Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cut is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut
- Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germany is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Grapeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Hays Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Spring is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Spring
- Hickory Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Porter Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Refuge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
How Far From Latexo 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 city such as Latexo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Latexo and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Latexo to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 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 from Point A (ie- Latexo) 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 Latexo 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 Latexo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3946, Longitude: -95.4760 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.889 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.234 degrees. |
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