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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 Notrees, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Notrees 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 Notrees:
- 31.917341, -102.755708
- 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 Notrees
- 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 Ector County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ector County
- Since Notrees is near Winkler County and also Andrews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winkler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrews 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 Notrees
Curious and Interesting Names Near Notrees ...
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.
- Arcade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Badger ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Badger is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Cheyenne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Coyote Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
- Gardendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kermit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
- Three Corner Windmill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wink
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Notrees 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 Notrees to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Notrees and extending to:
- Odessa, which is the Seat of Ector County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Notrees to Odessa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,992 miles [12,861.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Notrees) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Notrees 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 Notrees. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9173, Longitude: -102.7557 In this case, the coordinates for Notrees have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.927 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.485 degrees. |
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