Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reklaw:
  • 31.863462, -94.987677
  • 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 Reklaw

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Reklaw is near Rusk County and also Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches 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 Reklaw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reklaw ...

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.

• Circle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Circle is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
• County Line
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • County Line is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Freeneytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeneytown is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeneytown
• Glenfawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
• Lone Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Looneyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Looneyville
  • From Reklaw to Looneyville
• Pleasant Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rock Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Valley Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Valley Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

How Far From Reklaw 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 city such as Reklaw to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reklaw and extending to:

• Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reklaw to Rusk, with an average speed<2> 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 196 miles [315.4 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,690 miles [12,375.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'