Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marilla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marilla
- 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 Marilla:
- 34.979774, -100.397623
- 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 Marilla
- 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 Collingsworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Collingsworth County
- Since Marilla is near Donley County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Donley County
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Marilla ...
We found three communities that share the name Marilla.
Within Texas, the name Marilla is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Marilla lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marilla that is located in Collingsworth County.
- Michigan
- New York
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marilla ...
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.
- Carl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Fuller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Loco ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Madge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Magic City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Wheeler County
- Quail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Quail is located in Collingsworth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <3>
- Rockledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Shamrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <3>
- Twitty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
- Twitty is located in Wheeler County
How Far From Marilla 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 Marilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marilla and extending to:
- Wellington, which is the Seat of Collingsworth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marilla to Wellington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,313 miles [2,113.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marilla. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Marilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9798, Longitude: -100.3976 In this case, the coordinates for Marilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marilla 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 322.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.108 degrees. |