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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Carpenters Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
- Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
- Frontier Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Kentucky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Red River City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tom Bean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
- Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <2>
- Tribune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Twin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Woodlake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
- Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
How Far From Sherman Junction to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sherman Junction 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 1,142 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherman Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherman Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherman Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6551, Longitude: -96.5514 In this case, the coordinates for Sherman Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sherman Junction 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 319.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.53 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.446 degrees. |