Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waters Bluff:
  • 32.502367, -95.119112
  • 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 Waters Bluff

• 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 Waters Bluff is near Upshur County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Waters Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waters Bluff ...

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.

• Angler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Angler is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angler
• Big Sandy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Center Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown has also been known as:
  • Jimtown
• Liberty City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Pine Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Red Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Sand Flat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sand Flat is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

How Far From Waters Bluff 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 Waters Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waters Bluff to Tyler, with an average speed<3> 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 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'