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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 Channing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Channing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Channing:
    • 35.684062, -102.331468
    • 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 Channing
  • 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 Hartley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartley County
    • Since Channing is near Oldham County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Channing

Communities Also Named Channing ...

We found four communities that are also named Channing.

Within Texas, the name Channing is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Prowers County
      • This Channing is located in Prowers County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north of the Channing that is located in Hartley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Channing.
    • Manitoba
      • This Channing lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the north of the Channing that is located in Hartley County.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • This Channing is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Channing that is located in Hartley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Channing.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Channing [Lawrence County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Channing ...

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.

  • Cactus
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corner Windmill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
  • Four Way
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Way is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
  • King
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • King is located in Hartley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Marsh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
  • Middle Water
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Water is located in Hartley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Water
  • Partwood Crossing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
  • Strip Crossing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing

How Far From Channing 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 city such as Channing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Channing and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Channing to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,402 miles [2,256.3 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 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Channing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Channing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Channing 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 Channing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6841, Longitude: -102.3315    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.147 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.79 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.994 degrees.