Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ivanhoe North:
  • 30.680971, -94.425093
  • 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 Ivanhoe North

• 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 Ivanhoe North is near Hardin County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Ivanhoe North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivanhoe North ...

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.

• Bragg ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bragg is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Dies
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Dies is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies
• Dies Community
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dies Community is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies Community
• Holly Grove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Honey Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Honey Island is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Island
• Hortense
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hortense is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
• Indian Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Ivanhoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
• Oak Shade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Town Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
• Village Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Ivanhoe North 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 city such as Ivanhoe North to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodville, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ivanhoe North 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 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 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'