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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 Quitman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quitman 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 Quitman:
    • 32.795807, -95.448813
    • 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 Quitman
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Quitman is near Hopkins County and also Van Zandt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt 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 Quitman

Communities Also Named Quitman ...

We found six communities that are also named Quitman.

Within Texas, the name Quitman is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • This Quitman is located in Cleburne County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Quitman.
    • Georgia
      • Brooks County
      • This Quitman is located in Brooks County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Quitman.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Quitman is located in Jackson Parish and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Quitman.
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Quitman is located in Clarke County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the east of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Quitman.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • This Quitman is located in Nodaway County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Quitman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Quitman is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quitman that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Quitman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quitman ...

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.

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

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

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Quitman to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quitman) 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 Quitman 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 Quitman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7958, Longitude: -95.4488    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.049 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.058 degrees.