Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knox City:
  • 33.417436, -99.815611
  • 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 Knox City

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Knox City is near Haskell County and also Stonewall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall 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 Knox City

Communities Also Named Knox City ...

We found one communities that are also named Knox City.

Within Texas, the name Knox City is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Knox City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Knox County
    • This Knox City is located in Knox County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knox City that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knox City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox City ...

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.

• Benjamin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <2>
• Paint Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Paint Creek is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
• Pinkerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pinkerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
• Red Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Rhineland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhineland is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhineland
• Rule
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rule is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <2>
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Two F Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Knox City 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 town such as Knox City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knox City and extending to:

• Benjamin, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Knox City to Benjamin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'