Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seymour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seymour and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seymour
- 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 Seymour:
- 33.594286, -99.260382
- 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 Seymour
- 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 Baylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baylor County
- Since Seymour is near Knox County and also Archer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Archer 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 Seymour ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Seymour.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Seymour.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Seymour [Jackson County].
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Seymour [Putnam County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Seymour [Lewis County].
- Mineral County
- This Seymour is located in Mineral County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Seymour that is located in Baylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Seymour.
- Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County
- This Seymour is located in Eau Claire County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Seymour that is located in Baylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Seymour.
- Outagamie County
- This Seymour is located in Outagamie County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the north northeast of the Seymour that is located in Baylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Seymour.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seymour ...
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.
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Archer County
- Grayback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Hoot and Holler Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoot and Holler Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot and Holler Crossing
- Hoot and Holler Crossing is located in Wilbarger County
- Lively
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Red Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Baylor County
- Rhineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Rock Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
- Rock Crossing is located in Wilbarger County
- Round Timber ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
- Round Timber is located in Baylor County
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County
- Sunset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Seymour 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 city such as Seymour to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seymour and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Seymour to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Seymour: www.cityofseymour.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Seymour 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. |
| <2> | 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- Seymour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seymour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5943, Longitude: -99.2604 In this case, the coordinates for Seymour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Seymour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Seymour 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 321.719 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.704 degrees. |