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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 Kress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kress 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 Kress:
- 34.365122, -101.748486
- 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 Kress
- 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 Swisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swisher County
- Since Kress is near Hale County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Kress
Communities Also Named Kress ...
We found two communities that are also named Kress.
Within Texas, the name Kress is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Kress is located in Jasper County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kress that is located in Swisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Kress.
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- This Kress is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kress that is located in Swisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Kress.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kress ...
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.
- Cereal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cereal is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kaffir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kaffir is located in Swisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaffir
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Swisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lone Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Briscoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Six Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Six Point is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
How Far From Kress 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 city such as Kress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kress and extending to:
- Tulia, which is the Seat of Swisher County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kress to Tulia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 366 miles [589 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kress 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 Kress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3651, Longitude: -101.7485 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.824 degrees. |
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