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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bisbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bisbee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bisbee:
- 32.609024, -97.184178
- 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 Bisbee
- 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Bisbee is near Ellis County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Bisbee
Communities Also Named Bisbee ...
We found three communities that are also named Bisbee.
Within Texas, the name Bisbee is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Bisbee is located in Cochise County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bisbee that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Bisbee.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Bisbee is located in Greenwood County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bisbee that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Bisbee.
- North Dakota
- Towner County
- This Bisbee is located in Towner County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the north of the Bisbee that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towner County community of Bisbee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bisbee ...
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.
- Cross Timber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Edgecliff Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Florence Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Happy Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Sublett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- University Park Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Wooded Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Bisbee 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 Bisbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bisbee and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bisbee to Fort Worth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bisbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bisbee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bisbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6090, Longitude: -97.1842 In this case, the coordinates for Bisbee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.178 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.744 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.852 degrees. |
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