Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Camp Ruby:
  • 30.705200, -94.743819
  • 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 New Camp Ruby

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since New Camp Ruby is near San Jacinto County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 New Camp Ruby

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Camp Ruby ...

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.

• Drews Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Drews Landing is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Landing
• Holly Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Holly Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Hoop and Holler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop and Holler
• Hortense
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hortense is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Israel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Israel is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
• Moscow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Oak Shade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Seven Oaks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people

How Far From New Camp Ruby to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Camp Ruby to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Camp Ruby and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from New Camp Ruby to Livingston, 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'