Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perryton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perryton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perryton
- 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 Perryton:
- 36.394322, -100.802707
- 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 Perryton
- 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 Ochiltree County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ochiltree County
- Since Perryton is near Beaver County and also Lipscomb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- eBird sighting report for Lipscomb 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 Perryton ...
We found one communities that share the name Perryton.
Within Texas, the name Perryton is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Perryton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perryton ...
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.
- Booker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Lipscomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booker <3>
- Bryans Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Corner
- Bryans Corner is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Spearman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
- Spearman is located in Hansford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearman <3>
- Twin Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Lipscomb County
How Far From Perryton 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 city such as Perryton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perryton and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Perryton to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Perryton: www.ci.perryton.tx.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perryton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perryton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3943, Longitude: -100.8027 |
| <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 Perryton 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 323.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.156 degrees. |