Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lydia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lydia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lydia
- 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 Lydia:
- 33.446225, -94.754656
- 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 Lydia
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Lydia is near Bowie County and also Titus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- eBird sighting report for Titus 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 Lydia ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lydia.
Within Texas, the name Lydia is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Kearny 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 Kansas community of Lydia [Kearny County].
- Wichita County
- This Lydia is located in Wichita County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lydia that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Lydia.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lydia ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Boxelder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Harts Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Bluff
- Harts Bluff is located in Red River County
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pine Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Bowie County
- Tuckers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Bowie County
How Far From Lydia 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 Lydia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lydia and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lydia to Clarksville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lydia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lydia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lydia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4462, Longitude: -94.7547 In this case, the coordinates for Lydia 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lydia 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lydia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.667 degrees. |