Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frame, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frame and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frame
- 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 Frame:
- 33.814822, -98.221712
- 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 Frame
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Frame is near Montague County and also Wichita County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montague County
- eBird sighting report for Wichita 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 Frame ...
We found one communities that share the name Frame.
Within Texas, the name Frame is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Frame in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frame ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County
- Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Clay County
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Henrietta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <3>
- Jolly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Clay County
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Archer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
- Thornberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thornberry is located in Clay County
How Far From Frame to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frame to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frame and extending to:
- Henrietta, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Frame to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,722 miles [12,427.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frame. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frame) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8148, Longitude: -98.2217 In this case, the coordinates for Frame have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Frame 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 321.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.90 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.196 degrees. |