Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Texas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Texas
- 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 Texas:
- 33.929827, -87.678630
- 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 Texas
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Texas is near Fayette County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Texas ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Texas.
Within Alabama, the name Texas is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Kemper 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 Mississippi community of Texas [Kemper County].
- Stone County
- This Texas is located in Stone County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Texas.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Texas is located in Burlington County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Texas.
- Middlesex County
- This Texas is located in Middlesex County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Texas.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Texas is located in Lewis County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Texas.
- Oswego County
- This Texas is located in Oswego County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Texas.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Crawford 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 Ohio community of Texas [Crawford County].
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Texas.
- Henry County
- This Texas is located in Henry County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Texas.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Texas is located in Berks County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Texas.
- Lycoming County
- This Texas is located in Lycoming County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Texas.
- Quebec
- This Texas lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Texas that is located in Marion County.
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Texas ...
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.
- Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <5>
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Fowlers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
- Fowlers Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Glen Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pull Tight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Pull Tight is located in Marion County
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Texas 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 Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Texas and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Texas to Hamilton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Texas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9298, Longitude: -87.6786 In this case, the coordinates for Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas, 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 Texas 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 314.233 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.988 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.566 degrees. |