Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anthony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anthony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anthony
- 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 Anthony:
- 33.676771, -96.373319
- 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 Anthony
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Anthony is near Grayson County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Anthony ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Anthony.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Anthony.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Anthony lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Anthony that is located in Fannin County.
- Rhode Island
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anthony ...
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.
- Carpenters Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
- Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Fannin County
- Frontier Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Karma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Kentucky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red River City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Tom Bean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
- Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <5>
- Twin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Woodlake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
- Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
- Red River City
How Far From Anthony to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Anthony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anthony and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anthony to Bonham, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,132 miles [1,821.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anthony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anthony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6768, Longitude: -96.3733 In this case, the coordinates for Anthony 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Anthony 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 Anthony, 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 Anthony 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 319.767 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.396 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.363 degrees. |