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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 Reynard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynard 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 Reynard:
- 31.410456, -95.654675
- 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 Reynard
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Reynard is near Leon County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Reynard
Communities Also Named Reynard ...
We found four communities that are also named Reynard.
Within Texas, the name Reynard is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Reynard.
- Butler County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Reynard [Butler County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Reynard.
- Washoe County
- This Reynard is located in Washoe County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Reynard that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Reynard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynard ...
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.
- Coonskin Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Hays Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Spring is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Spring
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Porter Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Sand Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Flats is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flats
- Union Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
How Far From Reynard 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 Reynard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reynard and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reynard to Crockett, with an average speed<4> 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 146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reynard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reynard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Reynard 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 Reynard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4105, Longitude: -95.6547 In this case, the coordinates for Reynard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.008 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.309 degrees. |
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