Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fresenius:
  • 30.375764, -94.237409
  • 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 Fresenius

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Fresenius is near Jasper County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Fresenius

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fresenius ...

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.

• Dies
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dies is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies
• Echo Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
• Gore Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gore Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
• Honey Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Honey Island is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Island
• Lakeview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pine Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Rosedale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Village Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <1>
• Wildwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Kountze, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fresenius to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,730 miles [12,440.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'