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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 Weir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weir 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Weir
Communities Also Named Weir ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Weir.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Weir.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located 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 ...
- Williamson County
- This Weir is located in Williamson County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Weir.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Sedgwick 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 Colorado community of Weir [Sedgwick County].
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Weir is located in Clark County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Weir.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This Weir is located in Cherokee County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Weir.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Weir is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Weir.
- Mississippi
- Choctaw County
- This Weir is located in Choctaw County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east of the Weir that is located in Hopkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Weir.
- 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
- 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 Ontario community of Weir.
- 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
- Wilson 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 Tennessee community of Weir [Wilson County].
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)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Well Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harpers Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossing
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- New Birthright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peerless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Sandhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill has also been known as:
- Sand Hill
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Weir) 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 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> | 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 Weir 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 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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.683 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.054 degrees. |
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