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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 North Salem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Salem 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 North Salem:
- 31.314346, -96.073851
- 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 North Salem
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Since North Salem is near Limestone County and also Freestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for North Salem
Communities Also Named North Salem ...
We found seven communities that are also named North Salem.
Within Texas, the name North Salem is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This North Salem is located in Hendricks County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of North Salem.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This North Salem is located in Essex County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of North Salem.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This North Salem is located in Linn County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of North Salem.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This North Salem is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Salem.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This North Salem is located in Westchester County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of North Salem.
- Nova Scotia
- This North Salem lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This North Salem is located in Guernsey County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Salem that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of North Salem.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Salem ...
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.
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Long Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Margie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Margie is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
How Far From North Salem 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 North Salem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Salem and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from North Salem to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Salem) 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 North Salem 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 North Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3143, Longitude: -96.0739 In this case, the coordinates for North Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.50 degrees. |
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