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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 Horsehead Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horsehead 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 Horsehead Crossing:
- 31.235422, -102.483755
- 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 Horsehead 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 Pecos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pecos County
- Since Horsehead Crossing is near Crane County and also Upton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upton 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 Horsehead Crossing
Communities Also Named Horsehead Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Horsehead Crossing.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Horsehead Crossing.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Crane County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Horsehead Crossing [Crane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horsehead 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.
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Guild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guild is located in Pecos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Horsehead Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Horsehead Crossing is located in Crane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead Crossing
- Imperial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Royalty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
How Far From Horsehead Crossing 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 Horsehead Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Horsehead Crossing and extending to:
- Fort Stockton, which is the Seat of Pecos County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horsehead Crossing to Fort Stockton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horsehead Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Horsehead Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Horsehead 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 Horsehead Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2354, Longitude: -102.4838 In this case, the coordinates for Horsehead Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.657 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.394 degrees. |
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