Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blix:
  • 31.267658, -94.876810
  • 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 Blix

• 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 Angelina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
  • Since Blix is near Trinity County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Blix

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blix ...

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.

• Apple Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Apple Springs is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Springs <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Apple Springs
  • From Blix to Apple Springs
• Cedar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Center Point is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Prairie Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Redtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Redtown is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redtown
  • From Blix to Redtown
• Rutland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
• Shady Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Woodlawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Lufkin, which is the Seat of Angelina County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blix to Lufkin, with an average speed<3> 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,714 miles [12,414.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'