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

  • 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 Naples:
    • 33.20512, -94.677452
    • 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 Naples
  • 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 Naples ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Naples.

Within Texas, the name Naples is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Naples is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the west of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Naples.
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Naples [Santa Barbara County].
    • Florida
      • Collier County
      • This Naples is located in Collier County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Naples.
    • Idaho
      • Boundary County
      • This Naples is located in Boundary County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Naples.
    • Illinois
      • Scott County
      • This Naples is located in Scott County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Naples.
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Naples is located in Greenup County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Naples.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Naples [Avoyelles Parish].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Naples is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Naples.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Kalkaska County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Naples.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Naples is located in Ontario County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Naples.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Naples is located in Henderson County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Naples.
    • South Dakota
      • Clark County
      • This Naples is located in Clark County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the north of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Naples.
    • Utah
      • Uintah County
      • This Naples is located in Uintah County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naples that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Naples.
    • Virginia
      • Highland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Naples [Highland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Naples ...

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.

  • Carbondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
  • Carterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Carterville is located in Cass County
  • Cookville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Cookville is located in Titus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <4>
  • Daingerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
    • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <4>
  • Jenkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Morris County
  • Liberty Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Titus County
  • Lone Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Titus County
  • Love
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
    • Love is located in Cass County
  • Rocky Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
  • Tuckers Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Bowie County

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

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

  • Daingerfield, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Naples to Daingerfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Naples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Naples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2051, Longitude: -94.6775    
<2>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 Naples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Naples 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 318.59 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.958 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.665 degrees.









 

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