Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Queen City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queen City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Queen City
- 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 Queen City:
- 33.150771, -94.151180
- 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 Queen City
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Queen City is near Miller County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miller County
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- 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 Queen City ...
We found seven communities that share the name Queen City.
Within Texas, the name Queen City is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This Queen City is located in Sierra County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Queen City that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Queen City.
- Iowa
- Adams 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 Iowa community of Queen City [Adams County].
- Missouri
- Schuyler County
- This Queen City is located in Schuyler County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the north of the Queen City that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Queen City.
- Nevada
- Humboldt 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 Nevada community of Queen City [Humboldt County].
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Queen City.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Queen City is located in Columbia County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Queen City that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Queen City.
- West Virginia
- Putnam 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 West Virginia community of Queen City [Putnam County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queen City ...
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.
- Brightstar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightstar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstar
- Brightstar is located in Miller County (AR)
- Domino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Era ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Cass County
- Knights Bluff Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Bluff Landing
- Knights Bluff Landing is located in Cass County
- Line Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ferry
- Line Ferry is located in Miller County (AR)
- New Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
- New Colony is located in Cass County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Panhandle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Poorboy Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poorboy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorboy Landing
- Poorboy Landing is located in Cass County
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Hill
- From Queen City to Red Hill
- Roach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sulphur
- From Queen City to Sulphur
- Three States
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three States have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
- Three States is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
How Far From Queen City 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 city such as Queen City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queen City and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Queen City to Linden, with an average speed<6> 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 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Queen City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Queen City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Queen City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1508, Longitude: -94.1512 |
| <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 Queen City, 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 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 Queen City 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Queen City 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 318.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.542 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.442 degrees. |