Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Worth:
  • 31.612124, -94.292423
  • 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 Camp Worth

• 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 San Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
  • Since Camp Worth is near Shelby County and also Nacogdoches County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Worth ...

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.

• Bland Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
• Brady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Shelby County
• Choice
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Choice is located in Shelby County
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in San Augustine County
• Martinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
• Short
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Short is located in Shelby County
• Swift
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in San Augustine County

How Far From Camp Worth 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 Camp Worth to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Camp Worth once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Camp Worth and extending to:

• San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Worth to San Augustine, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 224 miles [360.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/