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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 Noonday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noonday 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 Noonday:
- 32.554036, -94.588260
- 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 Noonday
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Noonday is near Gregg County and also Upshur 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 Upshur 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 Noonday
Communities Also Named Noonday ...
We found two communities that are also named Noonday.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Noonday.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Noonday in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Smith County
- This Noonday is located in Smith County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Noonday that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Noonday.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Noonday is located in Cobb County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Noonday that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Noonday.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noonday ...
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.
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carterville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Chalk Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chalk Hill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill
- Diana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Springs
- Seven Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
How Far From Noonday 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 city such as Noonday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noonday and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Noonday to Marshall, with an average speed<3> 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 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Noonday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Noonday 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 Noonday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5540, Longitude: -94.5883 In this case, the coordinates for Noonday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.712 degrees. |
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