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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 Nottingham Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nottingham Woods 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 Nottingham Woods:
- 31.342125, -95.446613
- 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 Nottingham Woods
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Nottingham Woods is near Leon County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Nottingham Woods
Communities Also Named Nottingham Woods ...
We found three communities that are also named Nottingham Woods.
Within Texas, the name Nottingham Woods is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Nottingham Woods is located in Kane County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nottingham Woods that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Nottingham Woods.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Nottingham Woods is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nottingham Woods that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Nottingham Woods.
- Wicomico County
- This Nottingham Woods is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the east northeast of the Nottingham Woods that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Nottingham Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham Woods ...
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.
- Coonskin Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crockett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cut is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut
- Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germany is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Grapeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hays Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Spring is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Spring
- Hickory Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lone Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Porter Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Refuge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Nottingham Woods 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 Nottingham Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nottingham Woods and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nottingham Woods to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,734 miles [12,446.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nottingham Woods) 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 Nottingham Woods 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 Nottingham Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3421, Longitude: -95.4466 In this case, the coordinates for Nottingham Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.037 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.227 degrees. |
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