Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dell City:
  • 31.93592, -105.201309
  • 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 Dell City

• 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 Hudspeth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hudspeth County
  • Since Dell City is near Otero County and also Culberson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Otero County
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson 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 Dell City ...

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.

• Pine Springs ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Pine Springs is located in Culberson County
• Salt Flat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Flat
  • Salt Flat is located in Hudspeth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Flat <1>

How Far From Dell City 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 city such as Dell City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dell City and extending to:

• Sierra Blanca, which is the Seat of Hudspeth County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dell City to Sierra Blanca, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 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 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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