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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 Hendrix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendrix 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 Hendrix:
    • 33.775257, -96.407045
    • 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 Hendrix
  • 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Since Hendrix is near Grayson County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Hendrix

Communities Also Named Hendrix ...

We found nine communities that are also named Hendrix.

Within Oklahoma, the name Hendrix is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Hendrix is located in Blount County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hendrix that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hendrix.
    • Illinois
      • McLean County
      • This Hendrix is located in McLean County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hendrix that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Hendrix.
    • Kentucky
      • Leslie County
      • This Hendrix is located in Leslie County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hendrix that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Hendrix.
    • Mississippi
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hendrix is located in Montgomery County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hendrix that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hendrix.
    • Missouri
      • Bates 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 Missouri community of Hendrix [Bates County].
    • North Carolina
      • 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 North Carolina community of Hendrix [Wilkes County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Adams 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 Pennsylvania community of Hendrix [Adams County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer 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 Tennessee community of Hendrix [Dyer County].
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Hendrix is located in Hunt County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south of the Hendrix that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Hendrix.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendrix ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Anthony is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Carpenters Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
  • Cartwright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Frontier Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
  • Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Joe is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Olive is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Pickwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickwick is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Red River City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
  • Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Terrace is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
  • Twin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
  • Woodlake Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hendrix and extending to:

  • Durant, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hendrix to Durant, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendrix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hendrix 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 Hendrix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hendrix 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 Hendrix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7753, Longitude: -96.4070       In this case, the coordinates for Hendrix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.801 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.448 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.366 degrees.