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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 Seminole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seminole 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 Seminole:
- 32.719024, -102.645142
- 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 Seminole
- 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 Gaines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaines County
- Since Seminole is near Andrews County and also Yoakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrews County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yoakum 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 Seminole
Communities Also Named Seminole ...
We found ten communities that are also named Seminole.
Within Texas, the name Seminole is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Seminole is located in Baldwin County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the east of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Seminole.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Although located in Hillsborough County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Seminole.
- Okaloosa County
- This Seminole is located in Okaloosa County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the east of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Seminole.
- Pinellas County
- This Seminole is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Seminole.
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- This Seminole is located in Harnett County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Seminole.
- Oklahoma
- Seminole County
- This Seminole is located in Seminole County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Seminole.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Seminole is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Seminole.
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Seminole [Hampton County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Seminole is located in Harrison County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Seminole.
- Summers County
- This Seminole is located in Summers County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the east northeast of the Seminole that is located in Gaines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Seminole.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seminole ...
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.
- Allred
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allred is located in Yoakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nadine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nadine is located in Lea County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yoakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sand is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand
- Seagraves
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Seminole 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 Seminole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seminole and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Seminole to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,945 miles [12,786.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seminole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Seminole 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. |
| <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 Seminole 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 Seminole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7190, Longitude: -102.6451 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.383 degrees. |
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