Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Littlefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Littlefield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Littlefield
- 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 Littlefield:
- 33.919635, -102.334920
- 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 Littlefield
- 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 Lamb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamb County
- Since Littlefield is near Hockley County and also Bailey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hockley County
- eBird sighting report for Bailey 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
Communities Also Named Littlefield ...
We found six communities that share the name Littlefield.
Within Texas, the name Littlefield is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Littlefield is located in Mohave County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Littlefield that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Littlefield.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Littlefield [Androscoggin County].
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Littlefield [Emmet County].
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Littlefield [Stoddard County].
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Littlefield is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Littlefield that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Littlefield.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Littlefield is located in Pitt County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the east of the Littlefield that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Littlefield.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Littlefield ...
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.
- Circle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Circleback
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleback
- Circleback is located in Bailey County
- Cofferville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cofferville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofferville
- Cofferville is located in Lamb County
- Cotton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- Cotton Center is located in Hale County
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Lamb County
- Hart Camp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Roundup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
- Roundup is located in Hockley County
- Spade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
- Spade is located in Lamb County
How Far From Littlefield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Littlefield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Littlefield and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Littlefield to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,869 miles [12,663.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Littlefield: www.littlefieldtexas.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Littlefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Littlefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9196, Longitude: -102.3349 In this case, the coordinates for Littlefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Littlefield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Littlefield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.321 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.147 degrees. |