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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 Faubion Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faubion Crossing 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 Faubion Crossing:
- 31.390719, -98.190033
- 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 Faubion 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 Lampasas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lampasas County
- Since Faubion Crossing is near Coryell County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Faubion Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faubion 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.
- Bee House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Parsley Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parsley Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Crossing
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Faubion Crossing 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 Faubion Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Faubion Crossing and extending to:
- Lampasas, which is the Seat of Lampasas County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Faubion Crossing to Lampasas, 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,844 miles [12,623.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Faubion Crossing) 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 Faubion Crossing 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 Faubion Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3907, Longitude: -98.1900 In this case, the coordinates for Faubion Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.42 degrees. |
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