Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yowell:
  • 33.345388, -95.860242
  • 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 Yowell

• 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Since Yowell is near Delta County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Yowell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yowell ...

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.

• Commerce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <1>
• Deep Well Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
• Emblem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Emblem is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Jot-Em-Down
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
  • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
  • Mohegan
  • Muddig Prairie
• Liberty Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Needmore
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Needmore is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Pecan Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecan Gap <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Price
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Price is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Scatter Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scatter Branch is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scatter Branch

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yowell to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,115 miles [1,794.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'