Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eskota:
  • 32.524840, -100.247047
  • 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 Eskota

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

Communities Also Named Eskota ...

We found one communities that are also named Eskota.

Within Texas, the name Eskota is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Eskota in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Yancey County
    • This Eskota is located in Yancey County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eskota that is located in Fisher County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Eskota.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eskota ...

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.

• Blair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Center is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Fisher
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Longworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Longworth is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
• Mount Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Noodle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Noodle is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
• Pledger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pledger is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
• Sweetwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eskota and extending to:

• Roby, which is the Seat of Fisher County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eskota to Roby, with an average speed<3> 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,369 miles [2,203.2 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'