Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pecan Mott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan Mott and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pecan Mott

• 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 Pecan Mott:
  • 31.693764, -100.441485
  • 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 Pecan Mott

• 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 Coke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coke County
  • Since Pecan Mott is near Tom Green County and also Runnels County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels 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 Pecan Mott

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan Mott ...

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.

• Edith
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edith is located in Coke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Grape Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
• Harriet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harriet is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
• Marie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Marie is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
• Miles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
• Robert Lee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Robert Lee is located in Coke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Lee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert Lee <1>
• Seventeen Mile Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Seventeen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventeen Mile Crossing
• Sixmile Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sixmile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
• Sixteen Mile Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
• Water Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>

How Far From Pecan Mott 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 Pecan Mott to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pecan Mott and extending to:

• Robert Lee, which is the Seat of Coke County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pecan Mott to Robert Lee, with an average speed<3> 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,917 miles [12,741.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'