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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 Sargent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sargent 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 Sargent:
- 32.737743, -96.780218
- 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 Sargent
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Sargent is near Ellis County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman 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 Sargent
Communities Also Named Sargent ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Sargent.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Sargent.
Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Matagorda County
- This Sargent is located in Matagorda County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sargent.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara 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 California community of Sargent [Santa Clara County].
- Florida
- Baker County
- This Sargent is located in Baker County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the east of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Sargent.
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Sargent is located in Coweta County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Sargent.
- Indiana
- Martin 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 Indiana community of Sargent [Martin County].
- Iowa
- Floyd 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 Iowa community of Sargent [Floyd County].
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Sargent is located in Scott County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Sargent.
- Texas County
- This Sargent is located in Texas County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Sargent.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Sargent is located in Custer County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sargent that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Sargent.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough 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 New Hampshire community of Sargent [Hillsborough County].
- North Dakota
- Sargent 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 North Dakota community of Sargent [Sargent County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Sargent [McKean County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sargent ...
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.
- DeSoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Fruitdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Grand Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mesquite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Shamrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Sargent 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 Sargent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sargent and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sargent to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Sargent) 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 Sargent, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sargent 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sargent 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 Sargent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7377, Longitude: -96.7802 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.925 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.462 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.657 degrees. |
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