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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 Radium, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Radium 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 Radium:
- 32.829386, -99.995989
- 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 Radium
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Radium is near Fisher County and also Haskell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell 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 Radium
Communities Also Named Radium ...
We found six communities that are also named Radium.
Within Texas, the name Radium is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Radium is located in Gila County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Radium.
- British Columbia
- This Radium lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- Colorado
- Grand County
- This Radium is located in Grand County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Radium.
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- This Radium is located in Stafford County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Radium.
- Minnesota
- Marshall County
- This Radium is located in Marshall County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the north of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Radium.
- Virginia
- Greensville County
- This Radium is located in Greensville County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Radium that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Radium.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Radium ...
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.
- Berryhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berryhill is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Flat Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Longworth is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
- Noodle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Noodle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
- Paint Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Phantom Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pledger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pledger is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Red Bluff Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Tuxedo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Radium to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Radium to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Radium and extending to:
- Anson, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Radium 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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Radium) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Radium 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 Radium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8294, Longitude: -99.9960 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.125 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.119 degrees. |
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