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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 Bois d'Arc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bois d'Arc and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bois d'Arc:
    • 31.958023, -95.752266
    • 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 Bois d'Arc
  • 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 Bois d'Arc ...

We found four communities that share the name Bois d'Arc.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Bois d'Arc.

Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Rains County
      • This Bois d'Arc is located in Rains County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north of the Bois d'Arc that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Bois d'Arc.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bois d'Arc that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bois d'Arc.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Bois d'Arc is located in Greene County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bois d'Arc that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bois d'Arc.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay 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 Oklahoma community of Bois d'Arc [Kay County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bois d'Arc ...

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.

  • Blackfoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blackfoot
    • From Bois d'Arc to Blackfoot
  • Cross Roads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fosterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greens Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harmony
    • From Bois d'Arc to Harmony
  • Mound Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
    • Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County
  • Palestine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Oaks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County
  • Tennessee Colony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hill
    • Virginia Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
    • Yard is located in Anderson County

How Far From Bois d'Arc 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 Bois d'Arc to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bois d'Arc and extending to:

  • Palestine, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bois d'Arc to Palestine, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bois d'Arc. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Bois d'Arc) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bois d'Arc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9580, Longitude: -95.7523       In this case, the coordinates for Bois d'Arc 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bois d'Arc 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Bois d'Arc 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 319.144 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.446 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.29 degrees.




 

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