Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brazos Bend:
  • 32.475322, -97.761430
  • 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 Brazos Bend

• 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 Hood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hood County
  • Since Brazos Bend is near Parker County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Brazos Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brazos Bend ...

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.

• Boss
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Boss is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
• Brushy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brushy is located in Hood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Dennis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennis <1>
• Fort Spunky
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
• Georges Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
• Harmony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hill City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill City is located in Hood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Maxwell Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxwell Crossing is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
• Pecan Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
• Rainbow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>
• Tin Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tin Top is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top

How Far From Brazos Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Brazos Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Granbury, which is the Seat of Hood County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brazos Bend to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'