Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avery and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avery
- 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 Avery:
- 33.552232, -94.781549
- 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 Avery
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Avery is near Bowie County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Avery ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Avery.
Within Texas, the name Avery is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Avery is located in Etowah County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east of the Avery that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Avery.
- Jackson 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 Alabama community of Avery [Jackson County].
- Shelby 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 Alabama community of Avery [Shelby County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Avery is located in Berrien County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Avery that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Avery.
- Montmorency County
- This Avery is located in Montmorency County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the north northeast of the Avery that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Avery.
- Missouri
- Crawford 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 Missouri community of Avery [Crawford County].
- Dent 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 Avery [Dent County].
- Hickory County
- This Avery is located in Hickory County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Avery that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Avery.
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna 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 Avery [Susquehanna County].
- Wyoming County
- This Avery is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Avery that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Avery.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Boxelder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Goodlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Peters Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Prairie
- Peters Prairie is located in Red River County
- Pine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Bowie County
- Reeds Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Settlement
- Reeds Settlement is located in Red River County
- Tuckers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Bowie County
How Far From Avery 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 Avery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avery and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Avery to Clarksville, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avery. 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 '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- Avery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5522, Longitude: -94.7815 |
| <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 Avery 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 Avery, 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 Avery 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 318.697 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.664 degrees. |