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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 Staley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staley 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 Staley:
- 30.833800, -95.292162
- 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 Staley
- 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 San Jacinto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Since Staley is near Walker County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Staley
Communities Also Named Staley ...
We found eight communities that are also named Staley.
Within Texas, the name Staley is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Modoc County
- This Staley is located in Modoc County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Staley that is located in San Jacinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Staley.
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Staley is located in Champaign County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Staley that is located in San Jacinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Staley.
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Staley [Boyd County].
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Staley.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Staley is located in Randolph County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Staley that is located in San Jacinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Staley.
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Staley is located in Bryan County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Staley that is located in San Jacinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Staley.
- Pennsylvania
- York 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 Pennsylvania community of Staley [York County].
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Staley is located in Whitman County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Staley that is located in San Jacinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Staley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Staley ...
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.
- Arizona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Dodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Point Blank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tobacco Patch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Staley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Staley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Staley and extending to:
- Coldspring, which is the Seat of San Jacinto County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Staley to Coldspring, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,753 miles [12,477.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 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- Staley) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Staley 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> | 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 Staley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Staley 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 Staley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8338, Longitude: -95.2922 In this case, the coordinates for Staley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.773 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.216 degrees. |
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