Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie Point:
  • 33.521773, -96.080806
  • 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 Prairie Point

• 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Since Prairie Point is near Hunt County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Prairie Point

Communities Also Named Prairie Point ...

We found two communities that are also named Prairie Point.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Prairie Point.

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

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Cooke County
    • This Prairie Point is located in Cooke County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west of the Prairie Point that is located in Fannin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Prairie Point.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Noxubee County
    • This Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east of the Prairie Point that is located in Fannin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Prairie Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Point ...

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.

• Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
• Clutter Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutter Point
• Cotton Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• English
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • English is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Flag Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
• Flat Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie
• Hail
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hail is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silver City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver City is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City

How Far From Prairie Point 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 Prairie Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Prairie Point to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'