Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Texico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Texico and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Texico
- 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 Texico:
- 38.439493, -88.897007
- 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 Texico
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Texico is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Texico ...
We found one communities that share the name Texico.
Within Illinois, the name Texico is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Texico in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Texico ...
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.
- Camp Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Divide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Drivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Foxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Union Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <3>
How Far From Texico to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Texico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Texico and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Texico to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Texico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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- Texico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Texico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4395, Longitude: -88.8970 In this case, the coordinates for Texico 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 Texico 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 315.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |