Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cego:
  • 31.245176, -97.162499
  • 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 Cego

• 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
  • Since Cego is near Bell County and also McLennan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan 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 Cego

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cego ...

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.

• Airville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Airville is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airville
• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruceville is located in McLennan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceville <1>
• Levi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Levi is located in McLennan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
• Moody
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in McLennan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
• Oscar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oscar is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Rocky Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Satin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Satin is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <1>
• Spring Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stampede
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stampede is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
• Temple
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
• Terry Chapel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Terry Chapel is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Chapel
• Triangle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Triangle is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
• Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
  • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
  • Zipperlen
  • Zipperlenville

How Far From Cego 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 community such as Cego to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cego and extending to:

• Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cego to Marlin, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'