Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorras:
  • 33.001212, -100.470110
  • 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 Dorras

• 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 Stonewall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
  • Since Dorras is near Kent County and also Fisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher 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 Dorras

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorras ...

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.

• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Cross Roads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Double Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
• Fisher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fisher is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hobbs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Peacock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Peacock is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pledger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pledger is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
• Red Bluff Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing

How Far From Dorras 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 Dorras to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dorras and extending to:

• Aspermont, which is the Seat of Stonewall County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dorras to Aspermont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'