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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Macedonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macedonia 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 Macedonia:
    • 30.262711, -94.889927
    • 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 Macedonia
  • 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 Macedonia ...

We found 60 communities that share the name Macedonia.

There are five communities within Texas that are also named Macedonia.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Macedonia, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Austin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Austin County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Macedonia.
    • Bowie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Bowie County].
    • Camp County
      • This Macedonia is located in Camp County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Macedonia.
    • Marion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Marion County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Macedonia.
    • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Walker County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cleburne County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lowndes County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Macedonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Macedonia.
      • Pickens County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pickens County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Macedonia.
      • Walker County
      • This Macedonia is located in Walker County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Macedonia.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Macedonia is located in Columbia County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Macedonia.
      • Conway County
      • This Macedonia is located in Conway County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Macedonia.
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Macedonia is located in Saint Francis County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Macedonia.
      • Yell County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yell County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Macedonia.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Macedonia is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Macedonia.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Miller County
      • This Macedonia is located in Miller County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Macedonia.
      • Towns County
      • This Macedonia is located in Towns County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Macedonia.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Macedonia is located in Hamilton County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Macedonia.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Macedonia is located in Harrison County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Macedonia.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Macedonia.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Breathitt County].
      • Christian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Christian County].
      • Estill County
      • This Macedonia is located in Estill County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Macedonia [Jackson Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Macedonia [Attala County].
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chickasaw County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Macedonia.
      • Forrest County
      • This Macedonia is located in Forrest County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Macedonia.
      • Lee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lee County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Macedonia.
      • Noxubee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Noxubee County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Macedonia.
      • Union County
      • This Macedonia is located in Union County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Macedonia.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Macedonia [Phelps County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Macedonia.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Cherokee County].
      • Chowan County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chowan County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Montgomery County].
      • Wake County
      • This Macedonia is located in Wake County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Macedonia.
      • Washington County
      • This Macedonia is located in Washington County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Macedonia.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yadkin County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Macedonia.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Macedonia is located in Butler County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Macedonia.
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Macedonia.
      • Summit County
      • This Macedonia is located in Summit County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Macedonia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Macedonia is located in Bradford County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Macedonia.
      • Juniata County
      • This Macedonia is located in Juniata County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Macedonia.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Macedonia [Lexington County].
      • Newberry County
      • This Macedonia is located in Newberry County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Macedonia.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Macedonia is located in Carroll County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Macedonia.
      • Haywood County
      • This Macedonia is located in Haywood County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Macedonia.
      • McMinn County
      • This Macedonia is located in McMinn County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Macedonia.
      • Monroe County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monroe County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Macedonia.
      • Obion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Obion County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Macedonia.
      • Sumner County
      • This Macedonia is located in Sumner County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Macedonia.
      • White County
      • This Macedonia is located in White County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Macedonia.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Macedonia is located in Accomack County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Macedonia.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Brazil
      • Distance: 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km]<1> to the southeast
    • Colombia
      • Distance: 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the southeast
    • Romania
      • Distance: 5,839 miles [9,397 km]<1> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macedonia ...

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.

  • Big Thicket Loblolly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Loblolly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Loblolly
    • Big Thicket Loblolly is located in Liberty County
  • Clark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Liberty County
  • Ducat Settlement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducat Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Settlement
    • Ducat Settlement is located in Liberty County
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Liberty County
  • Grace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Liberty County
  • Grand Cane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
    • Grand Cane is located in Liberty County
  • Hightower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightower have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
    • Hightower is located in Liberty County
  • Jacob Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacob Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
    • Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
  • Martha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
    • Martha is located in Liberty County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pelican
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
      • Pelican is located in Liberty County
    • Plum Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Sam Houston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston
      • Sam Houston is located in Liberty County
    • Seaman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
      • Seaman is located in Liberty County
    • Snuff Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snuff Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge
      • Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
    • Tanner Settlement
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
      • Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County

How Far From Macedonia 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 Macedonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macedonia to Liberty, with an average speed<5> 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macedonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2627, Longitude: -94.8899       In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Macedonia 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.
<3>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 Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Macedonia 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 318.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.301 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.108 degrees.









 

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