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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.
- 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:
- 33.618972, -100.512063
- 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 Corner Windmill
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Corner Windmill is near Dickens County and also Cottle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cottle 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 Corner Windmill
Communities Also Named Corner Windmill ...
We found seven communities that are also named 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 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Corner Windmill.
- Culberson County
- This Corner Windmill is located in Culberson County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Corner Windmill.
- Jeff Davis County
- This Corner Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Corner Windmill.
- Midland County
- This Corner Windmill is located in Midland County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in King 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 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in King 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 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the Corner Windmill that is located in King 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 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west of the Corner Windmill that is located in King 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.
- Chalk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Glenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Grow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grow is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grow
- Roaring Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Mound ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Soldiers Mound is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Mound
- Spur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Guthrie, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Corner Windmill to Guthrie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Corner Windmill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corner Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6190, Longitude: -100.5121 In this case, the coordinates for Corner Windmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.293 degrees. |
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