Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ranger:
  • 31.006572, -97.180273
  • 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 Red Ranger

• 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Since Red Ranger is near Milam County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Red Ranger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Ranger ...

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.

• Airville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Airville is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airville
• Bowers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bowers is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Cyclone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cyclone is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Leedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Leedale is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedale
• Meeks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meeks is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
• New Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Colony is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
• Oscar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oscar is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Rogers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Terry Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Terry Chapel is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Chapel

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

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

• Belton, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Ranger to Belton, 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,822 miles [12,588.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'