Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nineveh
- 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 Nineveh:
- 31.383512, -95.806067
- 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 Nineveh
- 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 Leon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Since Nineveh is near Houston County and also Freestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Freestone 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nineveh ...
We found nine communities that share the name Nineveh.
Within Texas, the name Nineveh is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Nineveh is located in Clarion County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Nineveh.
- Greene County
- This Nineveh is located in Greene County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nineveh.
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Nineveh [Westmoreland County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh ...
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.
- Ash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Centerview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Leon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- Coonskin Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonskin Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
- Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
- Guys Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
- Guys Store is located in Leon County
- Halls Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff
- Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County
- Pleasant Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Pleasant Springs is located in Leon County
- Porter Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Sand Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flats
- Sand Flats is located in Leon County
How Far From Nineveh to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nineveh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nineveh and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nineveh to Centerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nineveh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nineveh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nineveh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3835, Longitude: -95.8061 In this case, the coordinates for Nineveh 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Nineveh 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> | 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 Nineveh 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 319.103 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.324 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.377 degrees. |