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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:
    • 35.556159, -102.835769
    • 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 Oldham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
    • Since Corner Windmill is near Hartley County and also Quay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay 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 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Corner Windmill.
    • Val Verde County
      • This Corner Windmill is located in Val Verde County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corner Windmill that is located in Oldham 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.

  • Centerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Union County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville Corner
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville Corner is located in Union County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Corner
  • King
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Hartley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Knoblaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Knoblaw is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
  • Middle Water
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Middle Water is located in Hartley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Water
  • Partwood Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
  • Rain Place
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rain Place is located in Quay County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Place
  • Sand Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sand Springs is located in Quay County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Strip Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing

How Far From Corner Windmill 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 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:

  • Vega, which is the Seat of Oldham County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corner Windmill to Vega, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Corner Windmill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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: 35.5562, Longitude: -102.8358       In this case, the coordinates for Corner Windmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.495 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.186 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.259 degrees.