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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Levi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levi and the surrounding area.
- 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 Levi:
- 31.377116, -97.122221
- 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 Levi
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Levi is near Falls County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell 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 Levi
Communities Also Named Levi ...
We found six communities that are also named Levi.
Within Texas, the name Levi is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Levi [Jefferson County].
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Levi [Clay County].
- Owsley County
- This Levi is located in Owsley County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Levi that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Levi.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Levi [Davidson County].
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Levi.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Levi [Loudoun County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Levi ...
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.
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Satin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
- Woodway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Levi 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 Levi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Levi and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Levi to Waco, with an average speed<5> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Levi 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Levi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Levi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Levi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Levi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3771, Longitude: -97.1222 In this case, the coordinates for Levi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.343 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.95 degrees. |
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