Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locker
- 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 Locker:
- 31.377167, -98.897232
- 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 Locker
- 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 San Saba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Saba County
- Since Locker is near Mills County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Locker ...
We found one communities that share the name Locker.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Locker.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locker ...
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.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - China Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek
- China Creek is located in San Saba County
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Indian Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Keys Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Regency ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in San Saba County
How Far From Locker 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 Locker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Locker once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Locker and extending to:
- San Saba, which is the Seat of San Saba County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Locker to San Saba, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,873 miles [12,670.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3772, Longitude: -98.8972 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Locker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Locker 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 321.162 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.737 degrees. |