Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forreston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forreston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forreston
- 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 Forreston:
- 32.256435, -96.866587
- 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 Forreston
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Forreston is near Navarro County and also Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Forreston ...
We found two communities that share the name Forreston.
Within Texas, the name Forreston is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forreston ...
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.
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Ellis County
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Ellis County
- Ike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Italy is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <3>
- Lone Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Maypearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
- Maypearl is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <3>
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Nena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Plum Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
How Far From Forreston 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 Forreston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forreston and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Forreston to Waxahachie, 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 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forreston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forreston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forreston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2564, Longitude: -96.8666 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Forreston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.748 degrees. |