Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eustace:
  • 32.307774, -96.013258
  • 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 Eustace

• 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Eustace is near Van Zandt County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman 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 Eustace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eustace ...

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.

• Big Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Crescent Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Enchanted Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
• Gun Barrel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Barrel City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gun Barrel City <1>
• Log Cabin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
• Pickens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
• Star Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Tool
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tool is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <1>

How Far From Eustace 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 city such as Eustace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eustace to Athens, 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,710 miles [12,408 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'