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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 Chub, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chub and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chub:
- 32.024012, -102.019302
- 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 Chub
- 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Since Chub is near Martin County and also Glasscock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glasscock 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 Chub
Communities Also Named Chub ...
We found one communities that are also named Chub.
Within Texas, the name Chub is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chub in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Chub [Sussex County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chub ...
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.
- Arcade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Bounce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bounce is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounce
- Corner Windmill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Cotton Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Flat is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Flat
- Gardendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Tarzan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
How Far From Chub 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 Chub to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chub and extending to:
- Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Chub to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,959 miles [12,808.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chub, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chub) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chub 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 Chub. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0240, Longitude: -102.0193 In this case, the coordinates for Chub have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.422 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.129 degrees. |
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