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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Enright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enright and the surrounding area.
- 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 Enright:
- 30.506037, -96.296628
- 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 Enright
- 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 Brazos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- Since Enright is near Burleson County and also Grimes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes 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 Enright
Communities Also Named Enright ...
We found three communities that are also named Enright.
Within Texas, the name Enright is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Enright is located in White County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enright that is located in Brazos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Enright.
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This Enright is located in McLean County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enright that is located in Brazos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Enright.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Enright is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enright that is located in Brazos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Enright.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enright ...
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.
- Chances Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chances Store is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Store
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Merle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Peach Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Snook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spear is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
- Wicker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wicker is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker
How Far From Enright 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 Enright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enright and extending to:
- Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Enright to Bryan, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). 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 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Enright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5060, Longitude: -96.2966 In this case, the coordinates for Enright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.676 degrees. |
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