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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 Redfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redfield 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 Redfield:
- 31.679184, -94.665275
- 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 Redfield
- 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Since Redfield is near Rusk County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Redfield
Communities Also Named Redfield ...
We found eight communities that are also named Redfield.
Within Texas, the name Redfield is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Redfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Redfield.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Redfield is located in DeKalb County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Redfield.
- Iowa
- Dallas County
- This Redfield is located in Dallas County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Redfield.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Redfield is located in Bourbon County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Redfield.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Redfield [Cass County].
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Redfield is located in Oswego County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Redfield.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Redfield is located in Perry County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Redfield.
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- This Redfield is located in Spink County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north of the Redfield that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Redfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redfield ...
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.
- Bonita Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonita Junction is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Junction
- Cedar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Happy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Lacyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
- Looneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Swift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winter Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
How Far From Redfield 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 Redfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redfield and extending to:
- Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Redfield to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,685 miles [12,367.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Redfield 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Redfield 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 Redfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6792, Longitude: -94.6653 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.854 degrees. |
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