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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 Star Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Star Harbor 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 Star Harbor:
- 32.192775, -96.054320
- 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 Star Harbor
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Star Harbor is near Navarro County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Star Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Star Harbor ...
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.
- Crescent Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Enchanted Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Goodlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Goodnight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnight is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Gun Barrel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Log Cabin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Rural Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Shady Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Tool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Star Harbor 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 city such as Star Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Star Harbor and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Star Harbor to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 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- Star Harbor) 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 Star Harbor 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 Star Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1928, Longitude: -96.0543 In this case, the coordinates for Star Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.396 degrees. |
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