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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 Wolfe City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolfe City 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 Wolfe City:
- 33.368695, -96.069965
- 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 Wolfe City
- 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Since Wolfe City is near Fannin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Wolfe City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfe City ...
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.
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Celeste
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clutter Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutter Point
- Cotton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- Flag Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Flat Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie
- Hail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hogeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hogeye is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye
- Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Prairie Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Scatter Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scatter Branch is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scatter Branch
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Wolfe City 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 city such as Wolfe City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolfe City and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wolfe City to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 235 miles [378.2 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 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolfe City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wolfe City 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 Wolfe City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3687, Longitude: -96.0700 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.528 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.264 degrees. |
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