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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 Redtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redtown 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 Redtown:
- 31.418447, -94.939080
- 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 Redtown
- 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 Angelina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
- Since Redtown is near Cherokee County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Redtown
Communities Also Named Redtown ...
We found three communities that are also named Redtown.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Redtown.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Anderson County
- Although located in Anderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Redtown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Redtown is located in Baldwin County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east of the Redtown that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Redtown.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Redtown is located in Athens County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redtown that is located in Angelina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Redtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redtown ...
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.
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plain is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ratcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweet Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Union is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Union
- Walker Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Redtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Redtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redtown and extending to:
- Lufkin, which is the Seat of Angelina County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redtown to Lufkin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Redtown 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 Redtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4184, Longitude: -94.9391 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.001 degrees. |
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