Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Francis Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Francis Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Francis Village
- 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 Saint Francis Village:
- 32.615446, -97.455871
- 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 Saint Francis Village
- 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Saint Francis Village is near Johnson County and also Parker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Parker 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Francis Village ...
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.
- Boss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cross Timber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Edgecliff Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Joshua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Joshua is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
- Lake Worth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
- Lake Worth is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Worth <2>
- Marystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Plover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Valley Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wooded Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
How Far From Saint Francis Village 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 Saint Francis Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint Francis Village and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Francis Village to Fort Worth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,753 miles [12,477.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Francis Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Saint Francis Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francis Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6154, Longitude: -97.4559 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Saint Francis Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.961 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.974 degrees. |