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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 Pecan Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan Wells 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 Pecan Wells:
- 31.576547, -98.371428
- 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 Wells
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Pecan Wells is near Mills County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mills County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Wells
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan Wells ...
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.
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Parsley Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parsley Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Crossing
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
How Far From Pecan Wells to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Wells 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 Wells and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pecan Wells to Hamilton, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,842 miles [12,620.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pecan Wells) 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 Pecan Wells 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 Pecan Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5765, Longitude: -98.3714 In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.485 degrees. |
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