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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 Stockman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockman 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 Stockman:
- 31.779342, -94.406593
- 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 Stockman
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Stockman is near Nacogdoches County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches 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 Stockman
Communities Also Named Stockman ...
We found two communities that are also named Stockman.
Within Texas, the name Stockman is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Stockman is located in Frederick County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Stockman.
- South Carolina
- Newberry 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 Stockman [Newberry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockman ...
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.
- Bobo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Brady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Fork is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Short
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Swift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Stockman 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 Stockman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockman and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stockman to Center, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,670 miles [12,343.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stockman) 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 Stockman 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 Stockman 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 Stockman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7793, Longitude: -94.4066 In this case, the coordinates for Stockman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.731 degrees. |
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