Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Retreat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Retreat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Retreat
- 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 Retreat:
- 32.134594, -97.474185
- 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 Retreat
- 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 Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Since Retreat is near Bosque County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bosque County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Retreat ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Retreat.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Retreat.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Grimes County
- Although located in Grimes County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Retreat.
- Navarro County
- Grimes County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Retreat is located in Fayette County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the east of the Retreat that is located in Hill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Retreat.
- Liberty County
- This Retreat is located in Liberty County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east of the Retreat that is located in Hill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Retreat.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Retreat ...
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.
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Cedar Shores is located in Bosque County
- Eulogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Georges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
- Grub Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lone Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Willow
- Lone Willow is located in Johnson County
- Nemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Somervell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <4>
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Retreat to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Retreat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Retreat and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Retreat to Hillsboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Retreat. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Retreat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Retreat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1346, Longitude: -97.4742 In this case, the coordinates for Retreat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Retreat 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Retreat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.031 degrees. |