Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Holland:
  • 30.549359, -104.661305
  • 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 Fort Holland

• 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 Presidio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Presidio County
  • Since Fort Holland is near Jeff Davis County and also Culberson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson 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 Fort Holland ...

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.

• Lobo ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
  • Lobo is located in Culberson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lobo
  • From Fort Holland to Lobo
• Valentine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valentine
  • From Fort Holland to Valentine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Fort Holland once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Holland and extending to:

• Marfa, which is the Seat of Presidio County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Holland to Marfa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 412 miles [663 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,136 miles [13,093.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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