Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Armstrong, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armstrong and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Armstrong
- 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 Armstrong:
- 29.723842, -97.209711
- 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 Armstrong
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Armstrong is near Gonzales County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop 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 Armstrong ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Armstrong.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Armstrong.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bell County
- Although located in Bell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Armstrong.
- Kenedy County
- Bell County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Armstrong lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- California
- Nevada County
- This Armstrong is located in Nevada County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Armstrong.
- San Joaquin County
- This Armstrong is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km] to the west northwest of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Armstrong.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb 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 Georgia community of Armstrong [Bibb County].
- Wilkes 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 Georgia community of Armstrong [Wilkes County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Armstrong [Jefferson County].
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Armstrong [Wyandotte County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Armstrong is located in Freeborn County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the north of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Armstrong.
- Hennepin County
- This Armstrong is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km] to the north of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Armstrong.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Allen County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Armstrong.
- Belmont 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 Armstrong [Belmont County].
- Wayne County
- This Armstrong is located in Wayne County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Armstrong.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Armstrong lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Armstrong lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Armstrong that is located in Fayette County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armstrong ...
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.
- Cistern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Comanche Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
- Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Little New York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Gonzales County
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Sandy Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Saturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - String Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
How Far From Armstrong to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Armstrong to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Armstrong and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Armstrong to La Grange, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armstrong. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Armstrong) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armstrong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7238, Longitude: -97.2097 In this case, the coordinates for Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong, 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 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 Armstrong to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.134 degrees. |