Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Byrds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byrds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Byrds
- 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 Byrds:
- 31.913480, -99.042001
- 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 Byrds
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Byrds is near Coleman County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Byrds ...
We found two communities that share the name Byrds.
Within Texas, the name Byrds is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byrds ...
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.
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cross Cut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Delaware Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
- Early
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Early is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <3>
- Fry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Holder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lake Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- May
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
- Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Rising Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
- Rising Star is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <3>
- Shamrock Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Thrifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Byrds 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 community such as Byrds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Byrds and extending to:
- Brownwood, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Byrds to Brownwood, with an average speed<5> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,851 miles [12,635 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byrds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Byrds 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Byrds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byrds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9135, Longitude: -99.0420 In this case, the coordinates for Byrds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Byrds 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 321.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.758 degrees. |