Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilkinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilkinson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilkinson
- 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 Wilkinson:
- 33.348448, -94.951604
- 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 Wilkinson
- 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 Titus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Titus County
- Since Wilkinson is near Red River County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Wilkinson ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Wilkinson.
Within Texas, the name Wilkinson is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Wilkinson is located in Hancock County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilkinson that is located in Titus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Wilkinson.
- Warrick 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 Indiana community of Wilkinson [Warrick County].
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Wilkinson is located in Lincoln County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilkinson that is located in Titus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wilkinson.
- Wilkinson County
- This Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the southeast of the Wilkinson that is located in Titus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Wilkinson.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Wilkinson lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilkinson that is located in Titus County.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkinson ...
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.
- Boxelder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cuthand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Harts Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Bluff
- Harts Bluff is located in Red River County
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Titus County
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Maple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Titus County
- Marshall Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Springs
- Marshall Springs is located in Titus County
How Far From Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilkinson and extending to:
- Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Titus County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wilkinson to Mount Pleasant, with an average speed<4> 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 268 miles [431.3 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 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilkinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilkinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3484, Longitude: -94.9516 In this case, the coordinates for Wilkinson 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 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 Wilkinson 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wilkinson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.205 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.767 degrees. |