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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 Primrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Primrose and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Primrose:
    • 32.433476, -95.604128
    • 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 Primrose
  • 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 Van Zandt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
    • Since Primrose is near Smith County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Primrose

Communities Also Named Primrose ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Primrose.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Primrose.

Beyond Texas, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Tarrant County
      • This Primrose is located in Tarrant County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Primrose.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Primrose lies 3,073 miles [4,945.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Primrose is located in Meriwether County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Primrose.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Primrose [Baltimore County].
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This Primrose is located in Missoula County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Primrose.
    • Nebraska
      • Boone County
      • This Primrose is located in Boone County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Primrose.
    • New Brunswick
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Primrose.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Primrose [Westchester County].
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Primrose is located in Williams County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Primrose.
    • Ontario
      • This Primrose lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Primrose is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Primrose.
      • Washington County
      • This Primrose is located in Washington County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Primrose.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Primrose lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Primrose is located in Providence County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Primrose.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Primrose is located in Dane County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Primrose that is located in Van Zandt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Primrose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Primrose ...

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.

  • Evelyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evelyn is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Friendship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Garden Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Hide-A-Way Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Lake
  • Hideaway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Holly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Mars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mars is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
  • Martins Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
  • New Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Harmony is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Union Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Wood Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wood Springs is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Van Zandt County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Primrose to Canton, 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Primrose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Primrose 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.
<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 Primrose 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 Primrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4335, Longitude: -95.6041       In this case, the coordinates for Primrose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.107 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.463 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.17 degrees.