Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Enterprise:
  • 31.659057, -96.425534
  • 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 Point Enterprise

• 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 Point Enterprise 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 Point Enterprise

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Enterprise ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
• Box Church
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Box Church is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Church
• Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Cotton Gin
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <1>
• Fair Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Forest Glade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Freestone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Freestone is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
• Horn Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
• Lost Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
• Personville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Personville is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
• Prairie Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
• Red Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sandy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

How Far From Point Enterprise to ...

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

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

• Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Enterprise 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 1,198 miles [1,928 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 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'