Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reagor Springs:
  • 32.328756, -96.760828
  • 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 Reagor Springs

• 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
  • Since Reagor Springs is near Navarro County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Reagor Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reagor Springs ...

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.

• Crisp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crisp is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Ensign
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ensign is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Howard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Ike
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ike is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
• Italy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Italy is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <1>
• Lone Cedar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
• Nelson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nelson is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Nena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nena is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nena
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Onion Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
• Pecan Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people

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

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

• Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Reagor Springs to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,193 miles [1,919.9 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 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'