Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fry
- 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 Fry:
- 31.828284, -99.183239
- 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 Fry
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Fry is near Coleman County and also Callahan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- eBird sighting report for Callahan 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 Fry ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fry.
Within Texas, the name Fry is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hamblen County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hamilton County].
- Hawkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hawkins County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Fry [Kanawha County].
- Lincoln County
- This Fry is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fry that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fry.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fry ...
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.
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cross Cut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lake Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Shamrock Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Thrifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Fry 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 Fry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Fry once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fry and extending to:
- Brownwood, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fry to Brownwood, with an average speed<6> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,861 miles [12,651.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 from Point A (ie- Fry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8283, Longitude: -99.1832 In this case, the coordinates for Fry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fry 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.423 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.115 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.829 degrees. |