Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mexia:
  • 31.684136, -96.479924
  • 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 Mexia

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Mexia is near Freestone County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Mexia

Communities Also Named Mexia ...

We found one communities that are also named Mexia.

Within Texas, the name Mexia is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mexia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Monroe County
    • This Mexia is located in Monroe County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mexia that is located in Limestone County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mexia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mexia ...

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.

• Bi-Stone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
• Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Cotton Gin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Gin is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Gin <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cotton Gin
  • From Mexia to Cotton Gin
• Forest Glade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Horn Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
• Prairie Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
• Red Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sandy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Union High
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union High is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union High

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mexia and extending to:

• Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mexia to Groesbeck, with an average speed<3> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,760 miles [12,488.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'