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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 Dreyfoos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dreyfoos 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 Dreyfoos:
- 35.988099, -100.040400
- 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 Dreyfoos
- 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 Hemphill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hemphill County
- Since Dreyfoos is near Lipscomb County and also Roger Mills County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lipscomb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roger Mills 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 Dreyfoos
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dreyfoos ...
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.
- Canadian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hemphill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Glazier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glazier is located in Hemphill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Lipscomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Springers Ranch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springers Ranch is located in Hemphill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springers Ranch
How Far From Dreyfoos 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 Dreyfoos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dreyfoos and extending to:
- Canadian, which is the Seat of Hemphill County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dreyfoos to Canadian, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dreyfoos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dreyfoos 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 Dreyfoos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9881, Longitude: -100.0404 In this case, the coordinates for Dreyfoos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.824 degrees. |
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