Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Caney:
  • 33.131783, -95.456895
  • 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 East Caney

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since East Caney is near Franklin County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • eBird sighting report for Wood 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 East Caney ...

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.

• Dike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <1>
• Flora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Hopkins County
• Greenpond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenpond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
  • Greenpond is located in Hopkins County
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
• Humble
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Humble is located in Hopkins County
• Mahoney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney
  • Mahoney is located in Hopkins County
• Martin Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Springs
  • Martin Springs is located in Hopkins County
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <1>
• Thermo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  • Thermo is located in Hopkins County
• Weaver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Hopkins County

How Far From East Caney 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 East Caney to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Caney and extending to:

• Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Caney to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Caney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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