Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baldridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baldridge
- 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 Baldridge:
- 31.027927, -102.620425
- 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 Baldridge
- 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 Pecos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pecos County
- Since Baldridge is near Crane County and also Upton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crane County
- eBird sighting report for Upton 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 Baldridge ...
We found three communities that share the name Baldridge.
Within Texas, the name Baldridge is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldridge ...
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.
- Crane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Crane is located in Crane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
- Grandfalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
- Grandfalls is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <3>
- Guild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Horsehead Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsehead Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead Crossing
- Horsehead Crossing is located in Pecos County
- Imperial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Pecos County
- Imperial has also been known as:
- Imperial Colonia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
- Little Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mexico
- Little Mexico is located in Pecos County
- Little Mexico has also been known as:
- Little Mexico Colonia
- Royalty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
- Royalty is located in Ward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <3>
How Far From Baldridge 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 Baldridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldridge and extending to:
- Fort Stockton, which is the Seat of Pecos County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baldridge to Fort Stockton, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,035 miles [12,931.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baldridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pecos County: www.co.pecos.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baldridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baldridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0279, Longitude: -102.6204 In this case, the coordinates for Baldridge 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 Baldridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Baldridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.468 degrees. |