Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sherman Junction:
  • 33.655106, -96.551379
  • 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 Sherman Junction

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Sherman Junction is near Fannin County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Sherman Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman Junction ...

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.

• Anthony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Anthony is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Carpenters Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
• Frontier Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
• Ida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Joe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Joe is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
• Kentucky Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
• Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
• Red River City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Red River City is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
• Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Terrace is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
• Tom Bean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <1>
• Tribune
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tribune is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
• Twin City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Twin City is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
• Woodlake Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park

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

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

• Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sherman Junction to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,665 miles [12,335.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'