Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vincent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vincent and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vincent
- 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 Vincent:
- 32.481781, -101.225679
- 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 Vincent
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Vincent is near Mitchell County and also Scurry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for Scurry 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 Vincent ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Vincent.
Within Texas, the name Vincent is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Vincent is located in Los Angeles County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vincent.
- Tulare County
- This Vincent is located in Tulare County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the west northwest of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Vincent.
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Vincent [Washington County].
- Webster County
- This Vincent is located in Webster County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Vincent.
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Vincent [Ellis County].
- Osborne County
- This Vincent is located in Osborne County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Vincent.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Vincent [Newaygo County].
- Presque Isle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Vincent [Presque Isle County].
- Saint Clair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Vincent.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Vincent is located in Lorain County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Vincent.
- Washington County
- This Vincent is located in Washington County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km] to the east northeast of the Vincent that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Vincent.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vincent ...
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.
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <5>
- China Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Scurry County
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Scurry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <5>
- Knapp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Knott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Knott is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <5>
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
- Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
- Sand Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Howard County
- Spade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
- Spade is located in Mitchell County
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Vincent 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 Vincent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vincent and extending to:
- Big Spring, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vincent to Big Spring, with an average speed<6> 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 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,905 miles [12,721.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vincent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vincent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vincent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4818, Longitude: -101.2257 In this case, the coordinates for Vincent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Vincent 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. |
| <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 Vincent, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Vincent 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 322.932 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.98 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.723 degrees. |