Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Davenport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davenport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Davenport
- 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 Davenport:
- 33.925107, -95.136617
- 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 Davenport
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Davenport is near McCurtain County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Davenport ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Davenport.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Davenport.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Davenport is located in Morris County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davenport that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Davenport.
- Ocean County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Davenport [Ocean County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Davenport [Caldwell County].
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Davenport [Mecklenburg County].
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davenport ...
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.
- Farmers Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Hill
- Farmers Hill is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Frogville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Huskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Iron Stob Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Stob Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stob Corner
- Iron Stob Corner is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Mound Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
- Mound Grove is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Slim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Swink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
- Swink is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <5>
How Far From Davenport 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 Davenport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davenport and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Davenport to Clarksville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davenport. 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 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 Davenport 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> | 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- Davenport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davenport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9251, Longitude: -95.1366 In this case, the coordinates for Davenport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Davenport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Davenport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.972 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.497 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.772 degrees. |