Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Artex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Artex and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Artex

• 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 Artex:
  • 33.387625, -93.832126
  • 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 Artex

• 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 Miller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Since Artex is near Hempstead County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Artex

Curious and Interesting Names Near Artex ...

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.

• Boggy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boggy is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
• Clipper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clipper is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
• Gertrude
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gertrude is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Hoot
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hoot is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot
• Jonesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lewisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Line Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Line Ferry is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ferry
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Piney Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rocky Mound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Mound is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
• Sulphur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur

How Far From Artex 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 Artex to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Artex and extending to:

• Texarkana, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Artex to Texarkana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'