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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 Pep, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pep 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 Pep:
- 33.815650, -102.558804
- 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 Pep
- 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 Hockley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hockley County
- Since Pep is near Bailey County and also Lamb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bailey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamb 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 Pep
Communities Also Named Pep ...
We found one communities that are also named Pep.
Within Texas, the name Pep is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pep in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Pep [Roosevelt County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pep ...
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.
- Circleback
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Circleback is located in Bailey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleback
- Cofferville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cofferville is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofferville
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Levelland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Bailey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Star Route
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Star Route is located in Cochran County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Route
How Far From Pep 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 Pep to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pep and extending to:
- Levelland, which is the Seat of Hockley County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pep to Levelland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,883 miles [12,686.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pep, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pep) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pep 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 Pep. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8156, Longitude: -102.5588 In this case, the coordinates for Pep have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.482 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.264 degrees. |
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