Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Center Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Center Plains
- 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 Center Plains:
- 34.372845, -101.885738
- 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 Center Plains
- 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 Swisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Swisher County
- Since Center Plains is near Hale County and also Castro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hale County
- eBird sighting report for Castro 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 Center Plains ...
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.
- Cereal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Halfway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hart is located in Castro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <2>
- Kaffir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Floyd County
- Six Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Sunnyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
How Far From Center Plains 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 Center Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Center Plains and extending to:
- Tulia, which is the Seat of Swisher County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Center Plains to Tulia, with an average speed<4> 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 372 miles [598.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,407 miles [2,264.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,829 miles [12,599.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Plains. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3728, Longitude: -101.8857 In this case, the coordinates for Center Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Center Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.066 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.89 degrees. |