Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piedmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piedmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Piedmont
- 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 Piedmont:
- 32.686527, -94.930771
- 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 Piedmont
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Piedmont is near Gregg County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gregg County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Piedmont ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Piedmont.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Piedmont.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Piedmont is located in Calhoun County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Piedmont.
- Madison County
- This Piedmont is located in Madison County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Piedmont.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Piedmont [Las Animas County].
- Ouray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Piedmont [Ouray County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Piedmont [Jasper County].
- Lamar County
- This Piedmont is located in Lamar County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Piedmont.
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Piedmont [Pike County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Piedmont lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Piedmont lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Piedmont is located in Grundy County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Piedmont.
- Jefferson County
- This Piedmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piedmont.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Piedmont is located in Augusta County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Piedmont.
- Montgomery County
- This Piedmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Piedmont.
- Nelson County
- This Piedmont is located in Nelson County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Piedmont.
- Rappahannock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Piedmont [Rappahannock County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Piedmont is located in Mercer County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Piedmont.
- Mineral County
- This Piedmont is located in Mineral County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Piedmont.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedmont ...
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.
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Diana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Diana is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diana <4>
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Upshur County
- Indian Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Upshur County
- Latch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mings Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mings Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Chapel
- Mings Chapel is located in Upshur County
- Rosewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Seven Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Stamps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Upshur County
How Far From Piedmont 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 community such as Piedmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piedmont and extending to:
- Gilmer, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Piedmont to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piedmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Piedmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piedmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6865, Longitude: -94.9308 In this case, the coordinates for Piedmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Piedmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Piedmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Piedmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.696 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.015 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.844 degrees. |