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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 Ovilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ovilla 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 Ovilla:
- 32.531885, -96.884141
- 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 Ovilla
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Ovilla is near Ellis County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Ovilla
Communities Also Named Ovilla ...
We found two communities that are also named Ovilla.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Ovilla.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Ovilla in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Ellis County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Ovilla.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Ovilla is located in Lawrence County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ovilla that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Ovilla.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ovilla ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- DeSoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Oak Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Pecan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
How Far From Ovilla 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 Ovilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ovilla and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ovilla to Dallas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,734 miles [12,446.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ovilla) 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 Ovilla 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 Ovilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5319, Longitude: -96.8841 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.968 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.726 degrees. |
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