Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thedford:
  • 32.484587, -95.396622
  • 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 Thedford

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Thedford is near Van Zandt County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Thedford

Communities Also Named Thedford ...

We found two communities that are also named Thedford.

Within Texas, the name Thedford is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Thomas County
    • This Thedford is located in Thomas County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Thedford that is located in Smith County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Thedford.
  • Ontario
    • This Thedford lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thedford that is located in Smith County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thedford ...

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.

• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Garden Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
• Hide-A-Way Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Lake
• Hideaway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
• New Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Harmony is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Red Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Sand Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sand Flat is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Swan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Wood Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wood Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs

How Far From Thedford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thedford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thedford and extending to:

• Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thedford to Tyler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'