Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tidwell Prairie:
  • 31.089906, -96.657475
  • 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 Tidwell Prairie

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Tidwell Prairie is near Falls County and also Milam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Tidwell Prairie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tidwell Prairie ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Elliot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Highbank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Highbank is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
• Jones Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
• Long Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Branch is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marvin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marvin is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• Mustang
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mustang is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
• Salter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salter is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter

How Far From Tidwell Prairie 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 Tidwell Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tidwell Prairie to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'