Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deep Well Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Well Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deep Well 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 Deep Well Crossing:
- 33.306777, -95.695237
- 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 Deep Well 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Deep Well Crossing is near Delta County and also Hunt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- eBird sighting report for Hunt 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep Well 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.
- Birthright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <2>
- Emblem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Delta County
- Harpers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossing
- Harpers Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Liberty Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
- New Birthright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
- New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Peerless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Posey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Deep Well Crossing 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 Deep Well Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deep Well Crossing and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Well Crossing to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep Well Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deep Well Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Well Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3068, Longitude: -95.6952 In this case, the coordinates for Deep Well Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Deep Well Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.769 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.104 degrees. |