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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 Hudd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudd 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 Hudd:
- 32.926491, -100.679837
- 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 Hudd
- 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 Scurry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry County
- Since Hudd is near Fisher County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Hudd
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudd ...
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.
- Brand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brand is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fisher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Polar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Polar is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
- Red Bluff Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
How Far From Hudd 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 Hudd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hudd and extending to:
- Snyder, which is the Seat of Scurry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hudd to Snyder, with an average speed<2> 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,861 miles [12,651.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hudd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hudd 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 Hudd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9265, Longitude: -100.6798 In this case, the coordinates for Hudd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.614 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.432 degrees. |
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