Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fords Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fords Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fords Corner
- 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 Fords Corner:
- 31.481848, -94.006025
- 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 Fords Corner
- 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 San Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- Since Fords Corner is near Sabine County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sabine County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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
Communities Also Named Fords Corner ...
We found two communities that share the name Fords Corner.
Within Texas, the name Fords Corner is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Fords Corner is located in Kent County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fords Corner that is located in San Augustine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Fords Corner.
- New York
- Kings 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 New York community of Fords Corner [Kings County].
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fords Corner ...
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 Ankle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Ankle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
- Bland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
- Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Lanetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Maxey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Rebecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Rosevine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Union Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave
- Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
How Far From Fords Corner 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 Fords Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fords Corner and extending to:
- San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fords Corner to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fords Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fords Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fords Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4818, Longitude: -94.0060 In this case, the coordinates for Fords Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fords Corner 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fords Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.951 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.985 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.598 degrees. |