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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fred and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fred:
- 30.576247, -94.176117
- 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 Fred
- 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Since Fred is near Hardin County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Fred
Communities Also Named Fred ...
We found two communities that are also named Fred.
Within Texas, the name Fred is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fred [Marion County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Fred is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the east of the Fred that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fred.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fred ...
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.
- Call
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dies
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dies is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies
- Eclipse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eclipse is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Gore Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gore Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
- Kirbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Town Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Village Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Fred 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 Fred to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fred and extending to:
- Woodville, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fred to Woodville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fred 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fred) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fred to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5762, Longitude: -94.1761 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.857 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.777 degrees. |
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