Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burchard Place:
  • 31.504297, -103.856577
  • 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 Burchard Place

• 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 Reeves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Reeves County
  • Since Burchard Place is near Culberson County and also Loving County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson County
  • eBird sighting report for Loving 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burchard Place ...

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.

• Locker
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Locker is located in Reeves County
• Old Christian Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Christian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christian Place
  • Old Christian Place is located in Culberson County
• Old House Place
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House Place
  • Old House Place is located in Reeves County
• Red Bluff
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Red Bluff is located in Reeves County
• Seven Heart Crossing ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Heart Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Heart Crossing
  • Seven Heart Crossing is located in Reeves County
• Woody ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woody. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Woody is located in Loving County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Burchard Place and extending to:

• Pecos, which is the Seat of Reeves County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burchard Place to Pecos, with an average speed<4> 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 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,055 miles [12,963.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burchard Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/