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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 Poolville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poolville 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 Poolville:
- 32.973061, -97.858605
- 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 Poolville
- 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 Parker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Since Poolville is near Wise County and also Jack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jack 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 Poolville
Communities Also Named Poolville ...
We found three communities that are also named Poolville.
Within Texas, the name Poolville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This Poolville is located in Union County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poolville that is located in Parker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Poolville.
- New York
- Madison County
- This Poolville is located in Madison County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poolville that is located in Parker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Poolville.
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank 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 North Carolina community of Poolville [Pasquotank County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poolville ...
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.
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Carter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Dicey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Lucky Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lucky Ridge is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Ridge
- Runaway Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Willow Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Point is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Poolville 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 Poolville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poolville and extending to:
- Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poolville to Weatherford, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south (S). 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 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Poolville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Poolville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Poolville 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 Poolville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9731, Longitude: -97.8586 In this case, the coordinates for Poolville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.38 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.119 degrees. |
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