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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 Bangs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bangs 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 Bangs:
- 31.716876, -99.130311
- 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 Bangs
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Bangs is near Coleman County and also McCulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch 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 Bangs
Communities Also Named Bangs ...
We found two communities that are also named Bangs.
Within Texas, the name Bangs is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Bangs is located in Knox County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bangs that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Bangs.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bangs [Montgomery County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangs ...
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.
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Early
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Shamrock Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Thrifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Trickham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bangs 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 city such as Bangs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bangs and extending to:
- Brownwood, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bangs to Brownwood, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bangs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bangs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bangs 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 Bangs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7169, Longitude: -99.1303 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.039 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.815 degrees. |
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