Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buzzard Peak Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buzzard Peak Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buzzard Peak 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 Buzzard Peak Crossing:
- 33.030108, -99.363414
- 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 Buzzard Peak 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 Throckmorton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Throckmorton County
- Since Buzzard Peak Crossing is near Shackelford County and also Haskell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shackelford County
- eBird sighting report for Haskell 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 Buzzard Peak 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.
- Berryhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Coody Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coody Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coody Crossing
- Coody Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Crystal Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County
- Dug Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hayford Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Crossing
- Hayford Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Young County
- Paint Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Paint Creek is located in Haskell County
- Paint Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Crossing
- Paint Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Buzzard Peak Crossing 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 Buzzard Peak 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 Buzzard Peak Crossing and extending to:
- Throckmorton, which is the Seat of Throckmorton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buzzard Peak Crossing to Throckmorton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buzzard Peak Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buzzard Peak Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buzzard Peak Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0301, Longitude: -99.3634 In this case, the coordinates for Buzzard Peak Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buzzard Peak Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.607 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.806 degrees. |