Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Longworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Longworth
- 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 Longworth:
- 32.650391, -100.345661
- 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 Longworth
- 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 Fisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fisher County
- Since Longworth is near Nolan County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nolan County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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
Communities Also Named Longworth ...
We found two communities that share the name Longworth.
Within Texas, the name Longworth is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Longworth lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Longworth that is located in Fisher County.
- Minnesota
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longworth ...
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.
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hobbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Noodle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Pledger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Radium
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Jones County
- Red Bluff Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <3>
How Far From Longworth 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 Longworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longworth and extending to:
- Roby, which is the Seat of Fisher County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Longworth to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,863 miles [12,654.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6504, Longitude: -100.3457 In this case, the coordinates for Longworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Longworth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.297 degrees. |