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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 Eunice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eunice 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 Eunice:
- 31.319347, -95.818289
- 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 Eunice
- 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 Leon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Since Eunice is near Houston County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Eunice
Communities Also Named Eunice ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Eunice.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Eunice.
Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Swisher County
- This Eunice is located in Swisher County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swisher County community of Eunice.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cleveland County
- This Eunice is located in Cleveland County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Eunice.
- Georgia
- Dodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eunice [Dodge County].
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eunice [Kingman County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Eunice is located in Adair County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Eunice.
- Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Eunice.
- Minnesota
- Becker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Eunice [Becker County].
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Eunice is located in Amite County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Eunice.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Eunice is located in Texas County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Eunice.
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This Eunice is located in Lea County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Eunice.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eunice [Susquehanna County].
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Eunice is located in Raleigh County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eunice that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Eunice.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eunice ...
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.
- Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Centerview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guys Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guys Store is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
- Halls Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pleasant Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
How Far From Eunice 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 Eunice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eunice and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eunice to Centerville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Eunice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Eunice 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eunice 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 Eunice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3193, Longitude: -95.8183 In this case, the coordinates for Eunice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.315 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.389 degrees. |
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