Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Petrolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petrolia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Petrolia
- 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 Petrolia:
- 34.013192, -98.231240
- 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 Petrolia
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Petrolia is near Cotton County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cotton County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Petrolia ...
We found seven communities that share the name Petrolia.
Within Texas, the name Petrolia is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Montana
- New York
- Ontario
- This Petrolia lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Petrolia that is located in Clay County.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petrolia ...
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.
- Bacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Charlie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Edwards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Frame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <4>
- Jolly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Temple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
- Thornberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thornberry is located in Clay County
How Far From Petrolia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Petrolia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petrolia and extending to:
- Henrietta, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Petrolia to Henrietta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petrolia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petrolia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petrolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0132, Longitude: -98.2312 In this case, the coordinates for Petrolia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Petrolia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Petrolia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.178 degrees. |