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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 Pomona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pomona 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 Pomona:
    • 32.011832, -95.279949
    • 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 Pomona
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Pomona is near Smith County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Pomona

Communities Also Named Pomona ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Pomona.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Pomona.

Beyond Texas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Burnet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pomona [Burnet County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Pomona is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Pomona.
    • Florida
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pomona [Putnam County].
    • Georgia
      • Spalding County
      • This Pomona is located in Spalding County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the east of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Pomona.
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • This Pomona is located in Jackson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pomona.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Pomona is located in Franklin County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the north of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pomona.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Pomona is located in Kent County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pomona.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pomona [Berrien County].
      • Manistee County
      • This Pomona is located in Manistee County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Pomona.
    • Missouri
      • Howell County
      • This Pomona is located in Howell County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Pomona.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Pomona is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Pomona.
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • This Pomona is located in Rockland County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Pomona.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Pomona is located in Guilford County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Pomona.
    • Ontario
      • This Pomona lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pomona is located in Cumberland County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pomona.
      • Dickson County
      • This Pomona is located in Dickson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Pomona.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Pomona is located in Loudoun County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Pomona.
      • Shenandoah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pomona [Shenandoah County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Pomona is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the east northeast of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Pomona.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Pomona [Snohomish County].
      • Yakima County
      • This Pomona is located in Yakima County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pomona that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Pomona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pomona ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Brushy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brushy is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Cherokee Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Cove Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Craft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Craft is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
  • Dialville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Griffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Lake View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Mountain Heaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
  • Pierces Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierces Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
  • Prices
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prices is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
  • Teaselville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
  • Walnut Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Pomona 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 Pomona to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pomona and extending to:

  • Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pomona to Rusk, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,695 miles [12,383.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pomona 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.
<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- Pomona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pomona 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 Pomona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0118, Longitude: -95.2799       In this case, the coordinates for Pomona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.841 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.098 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.079 degrees.