Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pastura, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pastura and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pastura
- 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 Pastura:
- 32.960384, -100.019544
- 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 Pastura
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Pastura is near Stonewall County and also Fisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
- eBird sighting report for Fisher 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 Pastura ...
We found one communities that share the name Pastura.
Within Texas, the name Pastura is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pastura in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pastura ...
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.
- Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
- Paint Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Paint Creek is located in Haskell County
- Pinkerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pledger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Radium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Jones County
- Red Bluff Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Rule
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Rule is located in Haskell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <3>
- Tuxedo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo is located in Jones County
How Far From Pastura 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 Pastura to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pastura and extending to:
- Anson, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pastura to Anson, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,835 miles [12,609.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pastura. 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' (or 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- Pastura) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pastura. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9604, Longitude: -100.0195 In this case, the coordinates for Pastura have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pastura 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 322.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.118 degrees. |