Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bynum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bynum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bynum
- 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 Bynum:
- 31.969071, -97.003077
- 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 Bynum
- 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 Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Since Bynum is near McLennan County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- eBird sighting report for Ellis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bynum ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bynum.
Within Texas, the name Bynum is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This Bynum is located in Lamar County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bynum that is located in Hill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Bynum.
- Prentiss County
- This Bynum is located in Prentiss County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast of the Bynum that is located in Hill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Bynum.
- Montana
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bynum ...
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.
- Brushie Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushie Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
- Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
- Carl's Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
- Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
- Emmett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <4>
- Irene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Irene is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
- Lovelace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Mountain View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Hill County
- Penelope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Penelope is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penelope <4>
- Tours
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
- Tours is located in McLennan County
How Far From Bynum 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 town such as Bynum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bynum and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bynum to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,767 miles [12,499.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bynum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bynum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bynum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9691, Longitude: -97.0031 In this case, the coordinates for Bynum 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bynum 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bynum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.421 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.838 degrees. |