Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mings Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mings Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mings 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 Mings Chapel:
  • 32.644028, -94.957161
  • 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 Mings 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since Mings Chapel is near Gregg County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Mings Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mings 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.

• Big Sandy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Center Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Friendship
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Indian Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
• Latch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Latch is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latch
• Rosewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sand Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Seven Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Union Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Mings Chapel to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mings Chapel and extending to:

• Gilmer, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mings Chapel to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'