Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sabathany:
  • 32.904848, -97.612525
  • 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 Sabathany

• 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 Parker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
  • Since Sabathany is near Tarrant County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Sabathany

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sabathany ...

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.

• Carter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carter is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Center Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Dicey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dicey is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
• Eagle Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lucky Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lucky Ridge is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Ridge
• Pelican Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
• Sanctuary
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springtown <1>
• Willow Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Willow Park is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sabathany and extending to:

• Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sabathany to Weatherford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south (S). 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'