Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sacul:
  • 31.824895, -94.918827
  • 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 Sacul

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sacul ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Circle is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
• County Line
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • County Line is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Freeneytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Freeneytown is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeneytown
• Glenfawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
• Happy Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Looneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Valley Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Zion Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

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

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

• Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sacul to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<2> 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 198 miles [318.7 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 1,116 miles [1,796 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 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'