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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 Looneyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Looneyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Looneyville:
    • 31.763185, -94.844735
    • 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 Looneyville
  • 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
    • Since Looneyville is near Rusk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Looneyville

Communities Also Named Looneyville ...

We found two communities that are also named Looneyville.

Within Texas, the name Looneyville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Looneyville is located in Erie County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Looneyville that is located in Nacogdoches County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Looneyville.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Looneyville is located in Roane County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Looneyville that is located in Nacogdoches County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Looneyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Looneyville ...

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.

  • Circle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Circle is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
  • County Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • County Line is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Eden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eden is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Glenfawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
  • Happy Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Shady Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sulphur Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Valley Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Valley Grove is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
  • Winter Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Winter Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
  • Zion Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Grove is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

How Far From Looneyville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Looneyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Looneyville and extending to:

  • Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Looneyville to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Looneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Looneyville 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 Looneyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7632, Longitude: -94.8447    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.527 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.697 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.92 degrees.