Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Odds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Odds
- 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 Odds:
- 31.4090627, -96.7158173
- 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 Odds
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Odds is near Falls County and also McLennan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Falls County
- eBird sighting report for McLennan 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 Odds ...
We found three communities that share the name Odds.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Odds.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Odds is located in Johnson County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Odds that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Odds.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Odds [Knox County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odds ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Big Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Buffalo Mop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Mop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
- Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
- Coit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Little Elm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
- Little Elm is located in Limestone County
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <5>
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
- Stranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Stranger is located in Falls County
How Far From Odds 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 Odds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Odds once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Odds and extending to:
- Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Odds to Groesbeck, with an average speed<6> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Odds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4091, Longitude: -96.7158 In this case, the coordinates for Odds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Odds could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Odds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.036 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.769 degrees. |