Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weir and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weir
- 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 Weir:
- 33.305667, -95.584956
- 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 Weir
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Weir is near Delta County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Weir ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Weir.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Weir.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Hooker County
- This Weir is located in Hooker County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hooker County community of Weir.
- Knox 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 Nebraska community of Weir [Knox County].
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Weir lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weir ...
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.
- Birthright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
- Deep Well Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Well Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
- Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Dike is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <5>
- Harpers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossing
- Harpers Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
- New Birthright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
- New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Peerless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sandhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Weir 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 Weir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weir and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Weir to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<6> 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,102 miles [1,773.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weir. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Weir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3057, Longitude: -95.5850 In this case, the coordinates for Weir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Weir 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> | 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 Weir, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Weir to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.199 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.683 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.054 degrees. |