Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Chadbourne:
  • 32.000695, -100.289540
  • 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 Fort Chadbourne

• 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 Coke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Coke County
  • Since Fort Chadbourne is near Runnels County and also Nolan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Runnels County
  • eBird sighting report for Nolan 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Chadbourne ...

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.

• Edith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
  • Edith is located in Coke County
• Happy Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
• Marie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
  • Marie is located in Runnels County
• Maryneal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryneal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal
  • Maryneal is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryneal <2>
• Miles
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Miles is located in Runnels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
• Pecan Mott
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
  • Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
• Robert Lee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Lee
  • Robert Lee is located in Coke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert Lee <2>
• Silver ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Silver is located in Coke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver <2>

How Far From Fort Chadbourne 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 Fort Chadbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Chadbourne and extending to:

• Robert Lee, which is the Seat of Coke County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Chadbourne to Robert Lee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,895 miles [12,705.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Chadbourne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/