Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Easter:
  • 34.645622, -102.396868
  • 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 Easter

• 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 Castro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Castro County
  • Since Easter is near Parmer County and also Deaf Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Parmer County
  • eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith 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 Easter ...

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.

• Big Square
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Square
  • Big Square is located in Castro County
• Dawn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
  • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <2>
• Flagg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flagg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
  • Flagg is located in Castro County
• Hub
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Hub is located in Parmer County
• Joel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Joel is located in Deaf Smith County
• Jumbo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Jumbo is located in Castro County
• Lazbuddie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <2>
• Sunnyside
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Castro County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Easter and extending to:

• Dimmitt, which is the Seat of Castro County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Easter to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,832 miles [12,604.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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