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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 Sinclair City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinclair City 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 Sinclair City:
- 32.198490, -95.079943
- 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 Sinclair 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Sinclair City is near Cherokee County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Sinclair City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinclair 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.
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Blackjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackjack is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Brushy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Joinerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- London is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Old London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old London is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old London
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Sinclair City 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 Sinclair City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sinclair City and extending to:
- Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sinclair City to Tyler, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Sinclair City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sinclair City 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 Sinclair City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1985, Longitude: -95.0799 In this case, the coordinates for Sinclair City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.97 degrees. |
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