Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coldwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldwater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coldwater
- 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 Coldwater:
- 36.455305, -102.629635
- 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 Coldwater
- 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 Dallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallam County
- Since Coldwater is near Cimarron County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cimarron County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Communities Also Named Coldwater ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Coldwater.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Coldwater.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cleburne County
- This Coldwater is located in Cleburne County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Coldwater.
- Covington County
- This Coldwater is located in Covington County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Coldwater.
- Talladega County
- This Coldwater is located in Talladega County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Coldwater.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This Coldwater is located in Neshoba County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Coldwater.
- Tate County
- This Coldwater is located in Tate County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Coldwater.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Coldwater lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- Tennessee
- Cannon 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 Tennessee community of Coldwater [Cannon County].
- Lincoln County
- This Coldwater is located in Lincoln County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the east of the Coldwater that is located in Dallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Coldwater.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldwater ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Dallam County
- Felt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
- Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>
- Irwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Moses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
- Moses is located in Union County (NM)
- Windy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Dallam County
How Far From Coldwater 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 Coldwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coldwater and extending to:
- Dalhart, which is the Seat of Dallam County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coldwater to Dalhart, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,404 miles [2,259.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coldwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Coldwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coldwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4553, Longitude: -102.6296 In this case, the coordinates for Coldwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coldwater could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Coldwater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.453 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.239 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.07 degrees. |