Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walton
- 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 Walton:
- 32.360700, -95.848577
- 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 Walton
- 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 Van Zandt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
- Since Walton is near Henderson County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Walton ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Walton.
There are three communities within Texas that are also named Walton.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bee County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Cass County
- This Walton is located in Cass County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Walton.
- Parke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Walton [Parke County].
- Kansas
- Harvey County
- This Walton is located in Harvey County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the north of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Walton.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walton [Marion County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walton [Osage County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Walton [Coahoma County].
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Walton [Lafayette County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Walton lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Walton lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walton [Allegheny County].
- Clearfield County
- This Walton is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Walton.
- Potter County
- This Walton is located in Potter County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Walton.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Walton is located in Montgomery County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walton.
- Prince William County
- This Walton is located in Prince William County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the east northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Walton.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Walton [Cabell County].
- Roane County
- This Walton is located in Roane County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Walton that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Walton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walton ...
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.
- Big Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Crescent Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Leagueville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Log Cabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Mars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Martins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Tundra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
How Far From Walton 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 Walton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walton and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Van Zandt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Walton to Canton, with an average speed<5> 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walton 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3607, Longitude: -95.8486 In this case, the coordinates for Walton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Walton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Walton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.632 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.286 degrees. |