Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Bluff
- 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 Red Bluff:
- 28.886931, -96.523862
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Bluff
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Red Bluff is near Calhoun County and also Victoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Victoria 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Red Bluff.
There are three communities within Texas that are also named Red Bluff.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Harris County
- Reeves County
- San Saba County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Red Bluff [Jefferson County].
- Little River County
- This Red Bluff is located in Little River County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Red Bluff.
- British Columbia
- This Red Bluff lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Jackson County.
- California
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Red Bluff.
- Camden County
- This Red Bluff is located in Camden County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Red Bluff.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Red Bluff [Montgomery County].
- Montana
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff ...
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.
- Blessing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Blessing is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <5>
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <5>
- Inez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <5>
- Matilda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda is located in Jackson County
- Navidad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Pheasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Point Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <5>
- Sixmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Weedhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
- Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
How Far From Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bluff and extending to:
- Edna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bluff to Edna, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,900 miles [12,713.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8869, Longitude: -96.5239 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Red Bluff 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Red Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.199 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.117 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.913 degrees. |