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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 Bullard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullard 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 Bullard:
    • 32.139686, -95.321130
    • 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 Bullard
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Bullard is near Smith County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Bullard

Communities Also Named Bullard ...

We found four communities that are also named Bullard.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Bullard.

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

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Smith County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bullard.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Bullard is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bullard that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Bullard.
    • Georgia
      • Twiggs County
      • This Bullard is located in Twiggs County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bullard that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Bullard.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Bullard is located in Lee County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bullard that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Bullard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullard ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackjack is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Brushy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brushy is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Cherokee Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffee City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cove Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lee Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Noonday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Teaselville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bullard and extending to:

  • Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bullard to Rusk, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,690 miles [12,375.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 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- Bullard) 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 Bullard 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 Bullard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1397, Longitude: -95.3211    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.884 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.165 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.081 degrees.