Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frankell:
  • 32.624293, -98.718395
  • 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 Frankell

• 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 Stephens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
  • Since Frankell is near Eastland County and also Palo Pinto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto 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 Frankell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frankell ...

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.

• Brad
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brad is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad
• Bullock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bullock is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Eureka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Gunsight ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
• Harpersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
• Ivan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ivan is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Mingus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
• Necessity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
• Ranger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ranger is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <1>
• Staff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Staff is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff

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

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

• Breckenridge, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frankell to Breckenridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,285 miles [2,068 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'