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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 Madras, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madras 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 Madras:
- 33.658442, -94.982165
- 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 Madras
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Madras is near Bowie County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Madras
Communities Also Named Madras ...
We found two communities that are also named Madras.
Within Texas, the name Madras is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Madras is located in Coweta County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east of the Madras that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Madras.
- Oregon
- Jefferson County
- This Madras is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madras that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Madras.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madras ...
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.
- Boxelder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dimple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dimple is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
- English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Peters Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peters Prairie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Prairie
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Reeds Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Settlement is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Settlement
- Sherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
How Far From Madras 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 community such as Madras to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madras and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Madras to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Madras) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Madras 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 Madras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6584, Longitude: -94.9822 In this case, the coordinates for Madras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.841 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.739 degrees. |
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