Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vashti, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vashti and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vashti
- 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 Vashti:
- 33.555662, -98.040873
- 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 Vashti
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Vashti is near Jack County and also Montague County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jack County
- eBird sighting report for Montague 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 Vashti ...
We found four communities that share the name Vashti.
Within Texas, the name Vashti is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vashti ...
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.
- Bowie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Montague County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
- Buffalo Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Clay County
- Fruitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Montague County
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Clay County
- Park Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
- Park Springs is located in Wise County
- Postoak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Jack County
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Truce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Vashti 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 Vashti to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vashti and extending to:
- Henrietta, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vashti to Henrietta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,223 miles [1,968.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vashti. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vashti) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vashti. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5557, Longitude: -98.0409 In this case, the coordinates for Vashti have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vashti to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.878 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.685 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.14 degrees. |