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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 Corner Windmill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corner Windmill 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 Corner Windmill:
    • 31.064577, -104.870494
    • 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 Corner Windmill
  • 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 Corner Windmill ...

We found seven communities that share the name Corner Windmill.

There are six communities within Texas that are also named Corner Windmill.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Corner Windmill in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Brewster County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Brewster County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Corner Windmill.
    • Jeff Davis County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Corner Windmill.
    • King County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in King County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Corner Windmill.
    • Midland County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Midland County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Corner Windmill.
    • Oldham County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Corner Windmill.
    • Val Verde County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Val Verde County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Corner Windmill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Pima County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in Culberson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Corner Windmill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corner Windmill ...

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.

  • Eagle Flat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Flat
    • Eagle Flat is located in Hudspeth County
  • Lobo ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
    • Lobo is located in Culberson County

How Far From Corner Windmill 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 community such as Corner Windmill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Van Horn, which is the Seat of Culberson County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Corner Windmill to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,657 miles [2,666.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,115 miles [13,059.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corner Windmill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corner Windmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corner Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0646, Longitude: -104.8705       In this case, the coordinates for Corner Windmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Corner Windmill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.648 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.537 degrees.









 

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