Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chispa:
  • 30.744585, -104.697429
  • 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 Chispa

• 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 Jeff Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • Since Chispa is near Culberson County and also Presidio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson County
  • eBird sighting report for Presidio 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 Chispa ...

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.

• Corner Windmill
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
  • Corner Windmill is located in Culberson County
• Lobo ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
  • Lobo is located in Culberson County
• Valentine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Chispa once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chispa and extending to:

• Fort Davis, which is the Seat of Jeff Davis County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chispa to Fort Davis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,127 miles [13,079.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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