Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dunns Fort:
  • 30.864914, -96.428854
  • 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 Dunns Fort

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Dunns Fort is near Brazos County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Dunns Fort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunns Fort ...

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.

• Black Jack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Black Jack is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Edge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Edge is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
• Elliot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Kings Highway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
• Macey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Macey is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Valley Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Valley Junction is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Dunns Fort 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 Dunns Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunns Fort to Franklin, with an average speed<3> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,227 miles [1,974.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'