Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allen Farm:
  • 30.400039, -96.241202
  • 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 Allen Farm

• 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 Brazos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
  • Since Allen Farm is near Burleson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Allen Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Farm ...

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.

• Chances Store
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chances Store is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Store
• Clay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Earlywine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Earlywine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine
• Erwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Goodwill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Independence
  • From Allen Farm to Independence
• Merle ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merle
  • From Allen Farm to Merle
• Peach Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
• Prairie Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
• Sandy Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Wicker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wicker is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker

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

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

• Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allen Farm to Bryan, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'