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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 Powderly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powderly 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 Powderly:
- 33.810993, -95.524381
- 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 Powderly
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Powderly is near Choctaw County and also Red River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Powderly
Communities Also Named Powderly ...
We found two communities that are also named Powderly.
Within Texas, the name Powderly is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Powderly is located in Jefferson County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east of the Powderly that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Powderly.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Powderly that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Powderly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powderly ...
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.
- Forest Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Chapel is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
- Givens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Novice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Razor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Slate Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Shoals
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Powderly 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 Powderly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powderly and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Powderly to Paris, with an average speed<3> 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 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,084 miles [1,744.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powderly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Powderly 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 Powderly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8110, Longitude: -95.5244 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.216 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.962 degrees. |
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