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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 Zavalla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zavalla 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 Zavalla:
- 31.158722, -94.422863
- 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 Zavalla
- 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 Angelina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
- Since Zavalla is near Tyler County and also Nacogdoches County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches 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 Zavalla
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zavalla ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fox Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Landing is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Landing
- Harveytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Prairie Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Zavalla 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 city such as Zavalla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Zavalla and extending to:
- Lufkin, which is the Seat of Angelina County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zavalla to Lufkin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,116 miles [1,796 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zavalla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Zavalla 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 Zavalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1587, Longitude: -94.4229 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.177 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.813 degrees. |
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