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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 Old Glory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Glory 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 Old Glory:
- 33.129912, -100.055869
- 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 Old Glory
- 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 Stonewall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
- Since Old Glory is near Haskell County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Old Glory
Communities Also Named Old Glory ...
We found two communities that are also named Old Glory.
Within Texas, the name Old Glory is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Old Glory [Santa Cruz County].
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Old Glory is located in Blount County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Old Glory that is located in Stonewall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Old Glory.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Glory ...
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.
- Double Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peacock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Pinkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pinkerton is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Radium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Rule
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tuxedo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Two F Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
How Far From Old Glory 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 Old Glory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Glory and extending to:
- Aspermont, which is the Seat of Stonewall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Glory to Aspermont, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Glory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Glory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Old Glory 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 Old Glory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1299, Longitude: -100.0559 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.201 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.121 degrees. |
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