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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 Stricklin Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stricklin Springs 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 Stricklin Springs:
- 32.431821, -94.152690
- 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 Stricklin Springs
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Stricklin Springs is near Panola County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- 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 Stricklin Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stricklin Springs ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Elysian Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper Heights is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Heights
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Latex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latex is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
- Longwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
How Far From Stricklin Springs 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 Stricklin Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stricklin Springs and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stricklin Springs to Marshall, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stricklin Springs) 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 Stricklin Springs 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 Stricklin Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4318, Longitude: -94.1527 In this case, the coordinates for Stricklin Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.539 degrees. |
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