Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ironosa:
  • 31.613235, -94.241866
  • 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 Ironosa

• 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 San Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
  • Since Ironosa is near Shelby County and also Nacogdoches County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches 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 Ironosa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironosa ...

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.

• Africa ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Africa is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
• Bland Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
• Brady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brady is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
• Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <1>
• Choice
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Choice is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lanetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
• Martinsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <1>
• Maxey Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
• Short
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Short is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Sunrise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Grave
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave

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

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

• San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ironosa to San Augustine, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,671 miles [12,345.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'