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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Glory
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Haskell County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Old Glory ...
We found two communities that share the name Old Glory.
Within Texas, the name Old Glory is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Tennessee
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
- Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
- Flat Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
- Peacock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Pinkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Radium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Jones County
- Red Bluff Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Rule
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Rule is located in Haskell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <4>
- Tuxedo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo is located in Jones County
- Two F Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two F Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
- Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
How Far From Old Glory to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Glory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Glory) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Old Glory 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 322.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.201 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.121 degrees. |