Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lingleville:
  • 32.244583, -98.377547
  • 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 Lingleville

• 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 Erath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erath County
  • Since Lingleville is near Eastland County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Lingleville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lingleville ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dublin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dublin is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
• Duster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Duster is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
• Edna Hill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Edna Hill is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Hill
• Gordon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
• Gordon Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Gordon Junction is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Junction
• Hannibal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hannibal is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Johnsville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnsville is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Knob Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Knob Hill is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Mingus
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
• Staff
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Staff is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
• Three Way
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Three Way is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
• Welcome Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Welcome Valley is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lingleville and extending to:

• Stephenville, which is the Seat of Erath County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lingleville to Stephenville, with an average speed<3> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'