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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 Bryce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryce 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 Bryce:
- 31.968223, -94.540484
- 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 Bryce
- 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Bryce is near Panola County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Bryce
Communities Also Named Bryce ...
We found three communities that are also named Bryce.
Within Texas, the name Bryce is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Bryce is located in Graham County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bryce that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Bryce.
- Illinois
- Iroquois County
- This Bryce is located in Iroquois County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bryce that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Bryce.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Bryce is located in Fayette County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bryce that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bryce.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryce ...
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.
- Bobo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Daniels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fair Play is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Gary City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tennessee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
- Whispering Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Bryce 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 Bryce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryce and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bryce to Henderson, with an average speed<3> 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bryce 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 Bryce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9682, Longitude: -94.5405 In this case, the coordinates for Bryce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.765 degrees. |
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