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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 New Willard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Willard 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 New Willard:
- 30.791720, -94.891555
- 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 New Willard
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since New Willard is near San Jacinto County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 New Willard
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Willard ...
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.
- Asia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Hortense
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Indian Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Israel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Israel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tigerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tigerville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Tobacco Patch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
How Far From New Willard 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 New Willard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Willard and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Willard to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- New Willard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 New Willard 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 New Willard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7917, Longitude: -94.8916 In this case, the coordinates for New Willard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.429 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.052 degrees. |
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