Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panhandle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panhandle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Panhandle
- 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 Panhandle:
- 35.349191, -101.3818
- 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 Panhandle
- 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 Carson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Since Panhandle is near Potter County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Panhandle ...
We found seven communities that share the name Panhandle.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Panhandle.
Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Panhandle is located in Adams County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Panhandle that is located in Carson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Panhandle.
- Jefferson County
- This Panhandle is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km] to the east northeast of the Panhandle that is located in Carson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Panhandle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panhandle ...
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.
- Deal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Electric City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
- Goodnight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Goodnight is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodnight <4>
- Groom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
- Groom is located in Carson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <4>
- Kingsmill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Kingsmill Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
- Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
- Lark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Panhandle 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 town such as Panhandle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panhandle and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Panhandle to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panhandle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panhandle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panhandle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3492, Longitude: -101.3818 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Panhandle 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Panhandle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.427 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.902 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.553 degrees. |