Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coody Crossing:
  • 33.100661, -99.471472
  • 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 Coody Crossing

• 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 Throckmorton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Throckmorton County
  • Since Coody Crossing is near Haskell County and also Shackelford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shackelford 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 Coody Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coody Crossing ...

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.

• Berryhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryhill is located in Shackelford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
• Buzzard Peak Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buzzard Peak Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Peak Crossing
• Dug Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dug Ford is located in Throckmorton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Ford
• Hayford Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hayford Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Crossing
• Paint Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paint Creek is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
• Paint Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paint Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Crossing
• Pinkerton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Pinkerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
• Plainview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Plainview is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview

How Far From Coody Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coody Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coody Crossing and extending to:

• Throckmorton, which is the Seat of Throckmorton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coody Crossing to Throckmorton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'