Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sutton
- 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 Sutton:
- 30.821304, -96.529968
- 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 Sutton
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Sutton is near Brazos County and also Milam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- eBird sighting report for Milam 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 Sutton ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Sutton.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Sutton.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Sutton lies 3,148 miles [5,066.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kearny County
- This Sutton is located in Kearny County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Sutton.
- Lane 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 Kansas community of Sutton [Lane County].
- Kentucky
- Fleming 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 Kentucky community of Sutton [Fleming County].
- Pike County
- This Sutton is located in Pike County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Sutton.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Duplin 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 North Carolina community of Sutton [Duplin County].
- Franklin County
- This Sutton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sutton.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Sutton lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Sutton lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sutton that is located in Robertson County.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutton ...
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.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
- Elliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Goodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Mooring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Robertson County
How Far From Sutton 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 Sutton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutton and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sutton to Franklin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sutton 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sutton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8213, Longitude: -96.5300 In this case, the coordinates for Sutton 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 Sutton, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sutton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.499 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.719 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.746 degrees. |