Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beyer Crossing:
  • 30.901562, -99.915351
  • 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 Beyer Crossing

• 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 Menard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
  • Since Beyer Crossing is near Concho County and also Schleicher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concho County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schleicher 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 Beyer Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beyer Crossing ...

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.

• Calf Creek ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
• Eden
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Concho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Fivemile Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fivemile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Crossing
• Fourmile Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fourmile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Crossing
• Live Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Concho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• London
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Kimble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <1>
• Marco
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marco is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Saline
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
• Tenmile Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tenmile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
• Twentymile Crossing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing

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

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

• Menard, which is the Seat of Menard County, lies just to the East.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Beyer Crossing to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,938 miles [12,775 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'