Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quicksand:
  • 30.882699, -93.713789
  • 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 Quicksand

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Quicksand is near Beauregard Parish and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Quicksand

Communities Also Named Quicksand ...

We found one communities that are also named Quicksand.

Within Texas, the name Quicksand is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Breathitt County
    • This Quicksand is located in Breathitt County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quicksand that is located in Newton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Quicksand.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quicksand ...

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.

• Friendship
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Holly Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Howards
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Howards is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards
• Huff Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Huff Creek is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Creek
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Indian Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Newton, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Quicksand 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 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'