Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Macune:
  • 31.416018, -94.160196
  • 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 Macune

• 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 Macune is near Sabine County and also Nacogdoches County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Macune

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macune ...

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.

• Black Ankle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
• Bland Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
• Fords Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Maxey Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
• Rebecca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
• Rosevine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
• Sunrise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Grave
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Macune and extending to:

• San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Macune to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'