Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duke Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duke Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duke 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 Duke Crossing:
- 31.553773, -98.799215
- 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 Duke 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 Mills County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- Since Duke Crossing is near Brown County and also San Saba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for San Saba 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
Communities Also Named Duke Crossing ...
We found one communities that share the name Duke Crossing.
Within Texas, the name Duke Crossing is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Duke Crossing in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Duke Crossing.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duke 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.
- Blanket Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Springs
- Blanket Springs is located in Mills County
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Indian Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Regency ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Tenmile Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Zephyr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Zephyr is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr <4>
How Far From Duke Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Duke Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Duke Crossing and extending to:
- Goldthwaite, which is the Seat of Mills County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duke Crossing to Goldthwaite, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,860 miles [12,649.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duke Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Duke Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duke Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duke Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5538, Longitude: -98.7992 In this case, the coordinates for Duke Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Duke Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.121 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.724 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.679 degrees. |