Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smith Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smith Hill
- 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 Smith Hill:
- 33.540120, -94.294921
- 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 Smith Hill
- 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Since Smith Hill is near Little River County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Little River County
- eBird sighting report for Miller 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smith Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Smith Hill.
Within Texas, the name Smith Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Smith Hill is located in Bibb County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east of the Smith Hill that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Smith Hill.
- Colorado
- Gilpin 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 Colorado community of Smith Hill [Gilpin County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Smith Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Hill that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Smith Hill.
- Manitoba
- This Smith Hill lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Smith Hill that is located in Bowie County.
- Rhode Island
- Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Smith Hill [Providence County].
- Virginia
- Westmoreland County
- This Smith Hill is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Hill that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Smith Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Hill ...
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.
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Burns
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Hooks is located in Bowie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <5>
- Leary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pine Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
- Pine Prairie is located in Little River County (AR)
- Red Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Red Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Bowie County
- Redbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Spanish Bluff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Bluff
- Spanish Bluff is located in Bowie County
- Victory City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
How Far From Smith Hill 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 Smith Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Hill and extending to:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Hill to Boston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 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 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Hill. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5401, Longitude: -94.2949 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Smith Hill, 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 Smith Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Smith Hill 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 318.377 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.752 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.45 degrees. |