Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leverett's Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leverett's Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leverett's Chapel
- 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 Leverett's Chapel:
- 32.312375, -94.922717
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Leverett's Chapel
- 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Leverett's Chapel is near Smith County and also Gregg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- eBird sighting report for Gregg 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leverett's Chapel ...
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.
- Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Rusk County
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Friars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jacobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Joinerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joinerville
- Joinerville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joinerville <3>
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Old London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old London
- Old London is located in Rusk County
- Red Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
How Far From Leverett's Chapel 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 Leverett's Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Leverett's Chapel and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leverett's Chapel to Henderson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,099 miles [1,768.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,665 miles [12,335.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leverett's Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Leverett's Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leverett's Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3124, Longitude: -94.9227 In this case, the coordinates for Leverett's Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Leverett's Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.646 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.907 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.887 degrees. |