Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hale City:
  • 34.092854, -101.872121
  • 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 Hale City

• 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 Hale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Since Hale City is near Lamb County and also Swisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lamb County
  • eBird sighting report for Swisher 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 Hale City ...

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.

• Cotton Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
  • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
• Ellen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
  • Ellen is located in Hale County
• Halfway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Hale County
• Happy Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
  • Happy Union is located in Hale County
• Hart Camp ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
  • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
• Plainview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
• Six Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
  • Six Point is located in Hale County
• Spade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
  • Spade is located in Lamb County

How Far From Hale City 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 Hale City 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<3> community of Hale City once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hale City and extending to:

• Plainview, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hale City to Plainview, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,413 miles [2,274 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,843 miles [12,622.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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