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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 Waterman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterman 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 Waterman:
- 31.710455, -94.390759
- 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 Waterman
- 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 Waterman is near Nacogdoches County and also San Augustine 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 San Augustine 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 Waterman
Communities Also Named Waterman ...
We found nine communities that are also named Waterman.
Within Texas, the name Waterman is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Waterman [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- This Waterman is located in DeKalb County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Waterman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Waterman.
- Indiana
- Parke 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 Indiana community of Waterman [Parke County].
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Waterman is located in O'Brien County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the north of the Waterman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Waterman.
- Oregon
- Grant 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 Oregon community of Waterman [Grant County].
- Umatilla County
- This Waterman is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Waterman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Waterman.
- Wheeler 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 Oregon community of Waterman [Wheeler County].
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Waterman is located in Indiana County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waterman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Waterman.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Waterman is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Waterman that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Waterman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterman ...
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.
- Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brady is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Short
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Whispering Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Waterman 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 Waterman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterman and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterman to Center, 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 222 miles [357.3 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 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Waterman 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waterman, 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 Waterman 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 Waterman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7105, Longitude: -94.3908 In this case, the coordinates for Waterman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.338 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.733 degrees. |
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