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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 Blevins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blevins 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 Blevins:
- 31.223231, -97.208462
- 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 Blevins
- 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Since Blevins is near Bell County and also McLennan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan 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 Blevins
Communities Also Named Blevins ...
We found five communities that are also named Blevins.
Within Texas, the name Blevins is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Blevins is located in Hempstead County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blevins that is located in Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Blevins.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Blevins is located in Lawrence County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blevins that is located in Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Blevins.
- North Carolina
- Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Blevins [Ashe County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Blevins is located in Carter County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blevins that is located in Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Blevins.
- Hawkins 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 Blevins [Hawkins County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blevins ...
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.
- Airville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Airville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airville
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cyclone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Levi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Levi is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
- Moody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oscar is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Satin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stampede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stampede is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Chapel is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Chapel
- Triangle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
How Far From Blevins 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 community such as Blevins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blevins and extending to:
- Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blevins to Marlin, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,813 miles [12,573.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blevins) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Blevins 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> | 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 Blevins 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 Blevins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2232, Longitude: -97.2085 In this case, the coordinates for Blevins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.005 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.002 degrees. |
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